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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

Mississippi 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?

$1,410

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,410 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $363 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$363$240 to $617
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,047$617 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $417 to $2,692Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $229 to $759
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,047professional $363

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
$239.88
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$724.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$912.01

Where Mississippi 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

Mississippi· 40th of 50

$1,410

$363 physician + $1,047 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.