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Therapeutic Removal Of Spinal Fluid

New Mexico 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?

$564

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $564 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $166 to the doctor who performs it, and $398 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$166$100 to $229
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$398$186 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $107 to $2,138Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $78 to $355
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $398professional $166

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
$138.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$354.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$154.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$309.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$331.13

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 43rd of 51

$564

$166 physician + $398 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.