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Therapeutic Removal Of Spinal Fluid

Virginia 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?

$493

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $493 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $170 to the doctor who performs it, and $324 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$170$100 to $229
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$324$138 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $93 to $5,248Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $87 to $347
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $324professional $170

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
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$223.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$323.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$323.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$323.59

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 47th of 51

$493

$170 physician + $324 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.