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Therapeutic Removal Of Spinal Fluid

Maryland 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?

$472

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $472 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $170 to the doctor who performs it, and $302 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$170$91.20 to $219
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$302$245 to $427

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $141 to $427Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $83 to $347
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $302professional $170

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$346.74
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$346.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$338.84
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$323.59

Where Maryland 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

Maryland· 48th of 51

$472

$170 physician + $302 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.