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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 62269

A needle is passed through the skin of the back, guided by imaging, to take a small sample of tissue from the spinal cord for laboratory examination. No open incision is made. It is done to identify an abnormality already seen on a scan, such as a growth or an area of inflammation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord cost?

$5,194

Typical total for the visit. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,194 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $407 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,786 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$407$269 to $589
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,786$3,802 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $8,511Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $240 to $933
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,786professional $407

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,148.15
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$891.25

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 13.2 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeConnecticut $5,194 · 4th of 50
IN $6,579WV $497

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.