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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

Oregon 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?

$981

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $981 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $468 to the doctor who performs it, and $513 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$468$355 to $617
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$513$457 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $355 to $5,012Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $245 to $813
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $513professional $468

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
$645.65
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$758.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$616.60
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,071.52
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$851.14
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$549.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,071.52
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$758.58
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,456.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$758.58

Where Oregon 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 feeOregon $981 · 45th 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.