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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

Hawaii 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 October 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord cost?

$1,271

Typical total for the visit. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,271 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $316 to the doctor who performs it, and $955 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$316$229 to $347
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$955$813 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $724 to $2,884Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $30 to $347
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $955professional $316

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$346.74

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in Colorado than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Hawaii· 38th of 51

$1,271

$316 physician + $955 facility

CO $4,737MT $787

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.