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Epidural Blood Patch

Washington, DC 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?

$182

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $155 to $1,122.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $174 to $4,074Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $107 to $282
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,778professional $174

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
$173.78
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$213.80
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$380.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$380.19

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 6.8 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. 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.

Washington, DC· 36th of 51

$182

HI $1,023DE $151

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.