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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

Montana 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?

$883

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $883 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $437 to the doctor who performs it, and $447 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$437$355 to $525
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$447$437 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $355 to $708Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $234 to $676
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $447professional $437

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$776.25
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$524.81
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$524.81
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$954.99
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$660.69

Where Montana 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 feeMontana $883 · 47th 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.