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Therapeutic Removal Of Spinal Fluid

Ohio 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?

$2,227

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,227 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $138 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$138$85.11 to $195
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$617 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $219 to $9,550Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $76 to $302
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,089professional $138

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
$169.82
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$162.18
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$302.00
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$302.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$281.84

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 16th of 51

$2,227

$138 physician + $2,089 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.