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Therapeutic Removal Of Spinal Fluid

Georgia 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?

$2,678

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,678 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $166 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 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$166$105 to $234
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$1,202 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $282 to $5,888Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $87 to $380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $166

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
$154.88
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$398.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$407.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$363.08

Where Georgia 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

Georgia· 13th of 51

$2,678

$166 physician + $2,512 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.