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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 October 2026.

How much does Epidural Blood Patch cost?

$876

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $876 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $135 to the doctor who performs it, and $741 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$135$100 to $191
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$741$191 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $135 to $2,818Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $91 to $229
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $741professional $135

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$186.21
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$190.55
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$630.96
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$870.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$234.42
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.85

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in New York than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Kentucky· 30th of 51

$876

$135 physician + $741 facility

NY $2,712MT $427

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.