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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 October 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord cost?

$2,887

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,887 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $257 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,630 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$257$245 to $380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,630$977 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $513 to $8,318Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $214 to $550
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $257

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
$245.47
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$346.74
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,778.28
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,344.23
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$676.08
5 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
$114.82
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$25.70

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 5th of 51

$2,887

$257 physician + $2,630 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.