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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

Missouri 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?

$2,151

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,151 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $331 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,820 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$331$257 to $468
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,820$1,122 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $417 to $5,248Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $240 to $1,380
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,820professional $331

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
$812.83
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,698.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$4,786.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$707.95

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 13.2 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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

Missouri· 30th of 50

$2,151

$331 physician + $1,820 facility

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.