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Epidural Blood Patch

Kansas 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?

$2,075

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,075 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $170 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,905 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$170$148 to $251
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$661 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $214 to $6,457Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $110 to $257
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,905professional $170

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
$549.54
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$275.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$263.03

Where Kansas 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 feeKansas $2,075 · 16th 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.