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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

Massachusetts 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?

$2,619

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,619 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $380 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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 7 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 $562
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$1,288 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $288 to $5,129Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $234 to $776
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $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
$1,000.00
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$724.44
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$19,498.45
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$977.24
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$426.58
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$691.83
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$19,498.45
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 13.2 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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

Massachusetts· 24th of 50

$2,619

$380 physician + $2,239 facility

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.