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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

Kansas 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?

$3,542

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,542 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $380 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,162 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$380$269 to $407
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,162$1,349 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $407 to $7,943Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $245 to $437
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,162professional $380

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
$1,348.96
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$575.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$758.58

Where Kansas 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 feeKansas $3,542 · 15th 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.