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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

South Dakota 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?

$1,296

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,296 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $537 to the doctor who performs it, and $759 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$537$427 to $631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$759$468 to $955

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,202Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $302 to $741
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $759professional $537

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
$269.15
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,000.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$588.84
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$741.31
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$549.54

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 34th of 51

$1,296

$537 physician + $759 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.