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Epidural Blood Patch

Georgia 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?

$2,816

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,816 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $186 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,630 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$186$135 to $257
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,630$1,259 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $282 to $5,370Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $115 to $363
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,630professional $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
$181.97
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$398.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$380.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$331.13

Where Georgia 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 feeGeorgia $2,816 · 11th 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.