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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 July 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord cost?

$1,546

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,546 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $398 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,148 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$398$324 to $525
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,148$501 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $275 to $5,248Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $257 to $646
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,148professional $398

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
$1,412.54
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$512.86
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,071.52
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$630.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,248.07
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$630.96
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,388.44
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$588.84

Where Idaho 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 feeIdaho $1,546 · 39th 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.