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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

New York 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?

$4,305

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,305 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $324 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,981 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$324$257 to $490
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,981$2,344 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $417 to $8,913Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $229 to $933
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,981professional $324

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
$346.74
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$912.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$691.83
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,318.26
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$831.76
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$575.44
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$549.54
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$38,018.94
Typical High
$53,703.18
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,258.93
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,174.90
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$776.25

Where New York 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 York $4,305 · 8th 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.