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Therapeutic Removal Of Spinal Fluid

South Dakota 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?

$1,548

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,548 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $200 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,349 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$200$151 to $331
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,349$269 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $141 to $1,349Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $83 to $427
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,349professional $200

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
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,412.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$436.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$446.68
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$489.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$524.81

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 27th of 51

$1,548

$200 physician + $1,349 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.