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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

West 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?

$497

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $497 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $257 to the doctor who performs it, and $240 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$257$240 to $309
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$240$240 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $240 to $1,413Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $224 to $631
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $240professional $257

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
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$302.00
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$331.13
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,778.28
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where West 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 feeWest Virginia $497 · 50th 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.