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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

North Carolina 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?

$1,330

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,330 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $479 to the doctor who performs it, and $851 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$479$288 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$851$372 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $257 to $5,495Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $257 to $955
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $851professional $479

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
$1,288.25
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$912.01
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$851.14
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$19,498.45
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69

Where North Carolina 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 feeNorth Carolina $1,330 · 41st 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.