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Epidural Blood Patch

Connecticut 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?

$4,167

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,167 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $186 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,981 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$186$138 to $309
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,981$3,162 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $7,943Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $107 to $468
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,981professional $186

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
$1,584.89
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$398.11
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$446.68

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 17.0 times more in New Jersey than in Maryland. 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

Connecticut· 2nd of 51

$4,167

$186 physician + $3,981 facility

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.