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Therapeutic Removal Of Spinal Fluid

Alaska rates for HCPCS 62272

This procedure uses a needle placed into the fluid-filled space around the spinal cord to drain excess cerebrospinal fluid for treatment purposes, such as relieving pressure. It differs from a diagnostic spinal tap in that its main purpose is to remove fluid as a treatment, rather than simply to collect a sample for testing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Therapeutic Removal Of Spinal Fluid cost?

$551

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $551 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $269 to the doctor who performs it, and $282 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$269$158 to $525
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$282$158 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $98 to $1,122Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $81 to $794
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $282professional $269

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
$288.40
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$562.34
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$794.33
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$977.24
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$794.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$912.01

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 12.6 times more in New Jersey than in North Dakota. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 46th of 51

$551

$269 physician + $282 facility

NJ $4,745ND $377

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.