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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

Nevada 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?

$2,157

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,157 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $295 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,862 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$295$257 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,862$1,585 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $257 to $5,888Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $229 to $891
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,862professional $295

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
$257.04
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,380.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$812.83
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$549.54
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$851.14

Where Nevada 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 feeNevada $2,157 · 29th 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.