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Epidural Blood Patch

Colorado 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?

$3,186

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,186 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $166 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 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$166$115 to $214
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$589 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $166 to $5,888Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $110 to $389
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,020professional $166

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
$165.96
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$309.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,548.82
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$371.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$338.84

Where Colorado 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 feeColorado $3,186 · 6th 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.