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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

Utah 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?

$3,551

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,551 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $389 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,162 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$389$257 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,162$2,239 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $380 to $4,571Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $240 to $1,380
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,162professional $389

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
$380.19
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$616.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$478.63
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,897.79
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$371.54
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$562.34

Where Utah 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 feeUtah $3,551 · 14th 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.