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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 October 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord cost?

$1,564

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,564 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $631 to the doctor who performs it, and $933 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$631$407 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$933$537 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $398 to $2,951Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,096
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $933professional $631

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$851.14
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$891.25
11 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$30.90
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$102.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$102.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$102.33

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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

North Carolina· 26th of 51

$1,564

$631 physician + $933 facility

CO $4,737MT $787

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.