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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

Vermont 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?

$309

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $295 to $427.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $295 to $427
$200$500$1Kprofessional $309

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$707.95
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

Vermont· 48th of 51

$309

CA $2,692WV $257

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.