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Therapeutic Removal Of Spinal Fluid

Utah 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?

$1,507

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,507 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $219 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,288 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$219$120 to $324
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,288$832 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $269 to $4,467Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $87 to $513
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,288professional $219

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
$269.15
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$288.40
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$380.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,089.30
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$426.58
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$331.13
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$281.84

Where Utah 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

Utah· 28th of 51

$1,507

$219 physician + $1,288 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.