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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

South Carolina 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?

$1,180

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,180 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $309 to the doctor who performs it, and $871 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$309$263 to $363
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$871$617 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $479 to $4,677Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $219 to $692
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $871professional $309

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
$309.03
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$954.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,000.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$831.76
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
$128.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$501.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$199.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$141.25

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 45th of 51

$1,180

$309 physician + $871 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.