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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

Tennessee 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?

$2,570

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,570 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $331 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$331$257 to $437
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$1,349 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $603 to $4,169Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $240 to $692
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,239professional $331

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
$467.74
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$676.08
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$19,498.45
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$707.95

Where Tennessee 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 feeTennessee $2,570 · 25th 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.