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Therapeutic Removal Of Spinal Fluid

North Carolina 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?

$470

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $470 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $182 to the doctor who performs it, and $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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$182$120 to $309
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$288$166 to $794

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $95 to $4,169Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $87 to $417
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $288professional $182

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
$128.82
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$380.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$295.12
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$19,498.45
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 49th of 51

$470

$182 physician + $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.