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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

Maine 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?

$1,583

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,583 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $324 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,259 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$324$295 to $407
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,259$933 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,585Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $263 to $490
$200$500$1Kfacility $1,259professional $324

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$575.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$467.74
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$512.86
10 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
$141.25
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62

Where Maine 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

Maine· 24th of 51

$1,583

$324 physician + $1,259 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.