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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 July 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord cost?

$2,246

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,246 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $251 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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$219 to $380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$1,349 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $708 to $3,388Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $204 to $776
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,995professional $251

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
$251.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$398.11
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$416.87
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,778.28
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$794.33

Where Kentucky 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 feeKentucky $2,246 · 27th 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.