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Therapeutic Removal Of Spinal Fluid

Delaware 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?

$585

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $585 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $158 to the doctor who performs it, and $427 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$158$87.10 to $178
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$427$60.26 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $60 to $7,244Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $81 to $240
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $427professional $158

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$275.42

Where Delaware 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

Delaware· 41st of 51

$585

$158 physician + $427 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.