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Therapeutic Removal Of Spinal Fluid

Nevada 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?

$1,868

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,868 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $170 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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$170$91.20 to $224
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$316 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $91 to $4,365Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $81 to $380
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $170

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
$91.20
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$467.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$302.00
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$346.74
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$323.59
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$213.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$316.23

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 20th of 51

$1,868

$170 physician + $1,698 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.