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Epidural Blood Patch

Arizona rates for HCPCS 62273

This procedure treats a persistent headache caused by a leak of spinal fluid, often following a prior spinal procedure, by injecting a small amount of the patient's own blood into the space around the spinal cord. The blood forms a seal over the leak, which typically relieves the headache.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Epidural Blood Patch cost?

$2,204

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,204 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $162 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$162$120 to $219
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$1,202 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $224 to $5,623Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $102 to $550
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,042professional $162

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
$1,258.93
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$602.56
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$269.15

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 17.0 times more in New Jersey than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeArizona $2,204 · 15th of 51
NJ $4,637MD $273

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.