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Therapeutic Removal Of Spinal Fluid

North Dakota 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?

$377

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $377 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $195 to the doctor who performs it, and $182 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$195$138 to $355
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$182$85.11 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $83 to $1,995Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $76 to $437
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $182professional $195

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
$83.18
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$426.58

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 51st of 51

$377

$195 physician + $182 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.