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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

Minnesota 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?

$1,289

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,289 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $776 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$513$389 to $724
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$776$468 to $1,585

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $251 to $3,467Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $251 to $977
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $776professional $513

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
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,071.52
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,047.13
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$954.99
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$29.51

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 35th of 51

$1,289

$513 physician + $776 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.