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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

Georgia 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?

$3,375

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,375 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $355 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 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$355$275 to $513
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$1,288 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $776 to $7,079Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $240 to $813
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,020professional $355

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
$446.68
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$870.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$870.96

Where Georgia 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 feeGeorgia $3,375 · 18th 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.