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Therapeutic Removal Of Spinal Fluid

Florida 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?

$3,110

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,110 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $158 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,951 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$158$91.20 to $209
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,951$1,230 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $407 to $10,471Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $78 to $269
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,951professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$269.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$169.82
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$6,918.31
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$346.74
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,760.83
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$223.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$302.00
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$229.09

Where Florida 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

Florida· 7th of 51

$3,110

$158 physician + $2,951 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.