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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 July 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord cost?

$1,104

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,104 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $501 to the doctor who performs it, and $603 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$501$288 to $631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$603$407 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $331 to $4,365Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $214 to $741
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $603professional $501

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$4,073.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$588.84
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$741.31
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$549.54

Where South Dakota 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 feeSouth Dakota $1,104 · 43rd 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.