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Therapeutic Removal Of Spinal Fluid

Illinois 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?

$1,376

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,376 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $174 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,202 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$174$120 to $269
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,202$380 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $158 to $5,623Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $81 to $380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,202professional $174

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
$158.49
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$371.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$338.84
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$707.95
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$263.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$331.13

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 31st of 51

$1,376

$174 physician + $1,202 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.