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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 October 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord cost?

$1,824

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,824 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $275 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,549 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$275$251 to $372
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,549$724 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $468 to $4,365Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $219 to $575
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $1,549professional $275

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
$257.04
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,128.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$501.19
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$436.52
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$331.13
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$323.59
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
$125.89
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 17th of 51

$1,824

$275 physician + $1,549 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.