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Therapeutic Removal Of Spinal Fluid

Massachusetts 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?

$1,502

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,502 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $214 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,288 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$214$120 to $302
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,288$132 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $105 to $3,715Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $87 to $537
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,288professional $214

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
$218.78
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$407.38
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$19,498.45
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$426.58
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$380.19
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,079.46
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$549.54
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$19,498.45
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$575.44

Where Massachusetts 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

Massachusetts· 29th of 51

$1,502

$214 physician + $1,288 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.