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Epidural Blood Patch

Iowa 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?

$1,952

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,952 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $214 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,738 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$214$151 to $407
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,738$316 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $182 to $6,026Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $110 to $661
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,738professional $214

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
$162.18
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$489.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$691.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,000.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$457.09
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$446.68
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19

Where Iowa 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 feeIowa $1,952 · 19th 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.