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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 July 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord cost?

$2,668

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,668 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $324 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,344 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$324$245 to $347
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,344$2,042 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $427 to $4,898Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $224 to $479
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,344professional $324

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
$346.74
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$575.44
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$691.83

Where Michigan 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 feeMichigan $2,668 · 23rd 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.