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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

Florida 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?

$4,356

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,356 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $282 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$282$240 to $380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$1,660 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $661 to $10,715Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $224 to $603
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,074professional $282

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
$645.65
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$616.60
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$11,220.18
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$645.65
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,772.37
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$426.58
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$707.95
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$263.03

Where Florida 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 feeFlorida $4,356 · 7th 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.