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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

Virginia 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?

$1,680

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,680 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $331 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,349 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$331$263 to $479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,349$355 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $282 to $5,888Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $234 to $1,148
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,349professional $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
$446.68
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$2,570.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$630.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$724.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$323.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$954.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$3,388.44
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$831.76

Where Virginia 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 feeVirginia $1,680 · 36th 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.