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Therapeutic Removal Of Spinal Fluid

Connecticut 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?

$4,653

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,653 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $186 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,467 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$186$120 to $302
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,467$3,020 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $8,511Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $83 to $513
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,467professional $186

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
$1,174.90
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$446.68
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$457.09

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 2nd of 51

$4,653

$186 physician + $4,467 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.