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Therapeutic Removal Of Spinal Fluid

South Carolina 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?

$840

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $840 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $148 to the doctor who performs it, and $692 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$148$89.13 to $204
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$692$204 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $105 to $9,772Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $79 to $263
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $692professional $148

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
$104.71
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$263.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$354.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$281.84

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 39th of 51

$840

$148 physician + $692 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.