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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 July 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord cost?

$1,664

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,664 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $617 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,047 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$617$447 to $851
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,047$708 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $398 to $4,898Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $324 to $977
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,047professional $617

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
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,122.02
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,995.26
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Minnesota 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 feeMinnesota $1,664 · 37th 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.