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Therapeutic Removal Of Spinal Fluid

Iowa 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?

$2,443

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,443 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $204 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$204$126 to $407
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$427 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $204 to $6,761Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $83 to $537
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $204

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
$251.19
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$537.03
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,071.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$467.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$467.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$478.63

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 14th of 51

$2,443

$204 physician + $2,239 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.