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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

Michigan 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?

$1,324

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,324 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $347 to the doctor who performs it, and $977 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$347$316 to $372
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$977$692 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $513 to $2,042Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $204 to $490
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $977professional $347

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
$331.13
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$575.44
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$416.87
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$575.44
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
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$34.67
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67

Where Michigan 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

Michigan· 33rd of 51

$1,324

$347 physician + $977 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.