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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

New Mexico 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?

$884

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $884 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $309 to the doctor who performs it, and $575 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$309$240 to $380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$575$355 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $263 to $3,631Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $229 to $813
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $575professional $309

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
$354.81
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$630.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$371.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$812.83

Where New Mexico 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 feeNew Mexico $884 · 46th 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.