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Therapeutic Removal Of Spinal Fluid

Arizona 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?

$2,216

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,216 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $174 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 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$174$91.20 to $234
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$912 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $195 to $5,623Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $79 to $380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $174

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
$1,230.27
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$281.84

Where Arizona 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

Arizona· 17th of 51

$2,216

$174 physician + $2,042 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.