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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

Idaho 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?

$1,457

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,457 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $457 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,000 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$457$389 to $537
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,000$724 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $501 to $4,266Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $324 to $646
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,000professional $457

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$446.68
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$645.65
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$645.65
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,248.07
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$630.96
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$2,884.03
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$575.44
15 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$67.61
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 27th of 51

$1,457

$457 physician + $1,000 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.