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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

Iowa 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?

$3,777

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,777 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $389 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 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$389$257 to $661
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$1,318 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $550 to $6,761Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $245 to $1,514
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,388professional $389

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
$602.56
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$741.31
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$5,128.61
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$4,073.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,630.27
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$851.14
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$524.81

Where Iowa 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 feeIowa $3,777 · 12th 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.