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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 October 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord cost?

$3,419

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,419 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $257 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,162 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$257$224 to $295
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,162$1,413 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $813 to $7,413Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $200 to $457
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $257

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
$1,513.56
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$346.74
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$602.56
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$912.01
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$416.87
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$549.54
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$38,018.94
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$691.83
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$912.01
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$549.54
6 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
$147.91
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$218.78

Where New York 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

New York· 3rd of 51

$3,419

$257 physician + $3,162 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.