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Epidural Blood Patch

Illinois 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?

$1,470

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,470 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $182 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,288 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$182$138 to $263
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,288$550 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $162 to $3,548Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $107 to $437
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,288professional $182

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
$1,288.25
Typical High
$4,168.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$575.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$302.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$954.99
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$223.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$309.03

Where Illinois 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 feeIllinois $1,470 · 27th 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.