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Epidural Blood Patch

Florida 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?

$2,613

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,613 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $158 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,455 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$158$117 to $204
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,455$1,230 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $661 to $9,333Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $100 to $331
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,455professional $158

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
$645.65
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$354.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$199.53
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$6,918.31
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$316.23
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,606.93
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$177.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$288.40
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$177.83

Where Florida 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 feeFlorida $2,613 · 12th 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.