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Therapeutic Removal Of Spinal Fluid

Nebraska 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?

$3,597

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,597 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $209 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 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$209$145 to $355
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$1,514 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $162 to $13,490Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $79 to $468
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $3,388professional $209

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
$2,041.74
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$467.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,412.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$524.81
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$478.63

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 5th of 51

$3,597

$209 physician + $3,388 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.