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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 July 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord cost?

$2,973

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,973 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $282 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 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$282$240 to $363
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$1,514 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $661 to $8,318Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $224 to $562
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,692professional $282

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
$660.69
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$537.03
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$794.33
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$446.68
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$977.24
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,584.89
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$346.74
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,238.72
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$676.08

Where Pennsylvania 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 feePennsylvania $2,973 · 21st 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.