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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

Kentucky 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?

$1,399

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,399 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $251 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$251$214 to $398
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,148$457 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $339 to $2,884Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $186 to $525
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,148professional $251

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
$218.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$398.11
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,202.26
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,778.28
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$724.44
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
$107.15
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.90

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 28th of 51

$1,399

$251 physician + $1,148 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.