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Therapeutic Removal Of Spinal Fluid

Indiana 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?

$3,934

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,934 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $132 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,802 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$132$83.18 to $182
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,802$2,754 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $537 to $7,413Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $79 to $234
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $132

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
$131.83
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$234.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$154.88
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$288.40

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 4th of 51

$3,934

$132 physician + $3,802 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.