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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 October 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord cost?

$1,969

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,969 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,380 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$589$447 to $741
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,380$955 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $646 to $4,266Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,259
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,380professional $589

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
$1,548.82
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,168.69
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$794.33
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,380.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$758.58
5 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
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$42.66

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 15th of 51

$1,969

$589 physician + $1,380 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.