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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

Indiana 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?

$6,579

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,579 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $269 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,310 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$269$245 to $380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,310$3,981 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $977 to $10,471Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $229 to $575
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $6,310professional $269

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
$363.08
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$426.58
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$776.25

Where Indiana 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 feeIndiana $6,579 · 1st 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.