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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 October 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord cost?

$1,003

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,003 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $490 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$490$363 to $550
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$513$468 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $372 to $4,571Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $257 to $724
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $513professional $490

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
$3,235.94
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$707.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$588.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$7,943.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$707.95
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$537.03
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,905.46
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$741.31
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$6,456.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$794.33
10 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
$162.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48

Where Oregon 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

Oregon· 48th of 51

$1,003

$490 physician + $513 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.