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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

Pennsylvania 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?

$1,202

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,202 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $269 to the doctor who performs it, and $933 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$269$245 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$933$575 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $417 to $4,074Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $224 to $661
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $933professional $269

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
$537.03
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$25.70
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$660.69
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$977.24
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,244.36
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$257.04
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$128.82
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$51.29
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$190.55
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$38.90
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$25.70
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,949.84
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$707.95

Where Pennsylvania 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

Pennsylvania· 43rd of 51

$1,202

$269 physician + $933 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.