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Therapeutic Removal Of Spinal Fluid

Kentucky 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?

$2,088

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,088 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $138 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,950 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$138$81.28 to $182
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,950$1,072 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $166 to $3,388Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $72 to $282
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,950professional $138

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
$87.10
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$323.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$213.80
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$151.36
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,096.48
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$288.40

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 19th of 51

$2,088

$138 physician + $1,950 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.