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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

Illinois 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?

$1,969

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,969 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $347 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,622 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$347$257 to $479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,622$933 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $490 to $5,623Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $229 to $813
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,622professional $347

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
$436.52
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,370.32
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$645.65
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,445.44
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$346.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$758.58

Where Illinois 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 feeIllinois $1,969 · 31st 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.