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Therapeutic Removal Of Spinal Fluid

New Hampshire 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?

$1,612

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,612 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $200 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,413 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$200$120 to $282
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,413$676 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $302 to $8,913Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $100 to $437
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $200

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
$302.00
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$457.09
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$501.19
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$218.78

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 25th of 51

$1,612

$200 physician + $1,413 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.