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Therapeutic Removal Of Spinal Fluid

Oklahoma 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?

$1,665

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,665 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $151 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$151$97.72 to $209
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$1,000 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $186 to $3,890Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $79 to $240
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,514professional $151

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
$151.36
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$229.09

Where Oklahoma 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

Oklahoma· 24th of 51

$1,665

$151 physician + $1,514 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.