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Epidural Blood Patch

Kentucky 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?

$1,766

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,766 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $145 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,622 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$145$107 to $186
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,622$398 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $178 to $3,020Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $93 to $295
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,622professional $145

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
$158.49
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$3,090.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$295.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$190.55
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$181.97
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$870.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$275.42

Where Kentucky 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 feeKentucky $1,766 · 22nd 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.