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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

North Dakota 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?

$1,248

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,248 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $490 to the doctor who performs it, and $759 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$490$407 to $537
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$759$269 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $269 to $1,698Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $275 to $631
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $759professional $490

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$794.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$602.56

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 40th of 51

$1,248

$490 physician + $759 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.