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Therapeutic Removal Of Spinal Fluid

Montana 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?

$410

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $410 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $170 to the doctor who performs it, and $240 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$115 to $245
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$240$155 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $141 to $355Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $79 to $347
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $240professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$331.13
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$338.84
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$338.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$354.81
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$331.13

Where Montana 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

Montana· 50th of 51

$410

$170 physician + $240 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.