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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

Nebraska 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?

$4,228

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,228 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $427 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,802 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$427$275 to $631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,802$2,188 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $437 to $13,490Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $245 to $1,380
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,802professional $427

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
$2,187.76
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$794.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$4,073.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$812.83
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$758.58

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 9th of 50

$4,228

$427 physician + $3,802 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.