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Epidural Blood Patch

Louisiana 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?

$1,433

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,433 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $174 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,259 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$174$148 to $240
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,259$646 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $263 to $3,467Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $110 to $309
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,259professional $174

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
$251.19
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$331.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$269.15
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$295.12

Where Louisiana 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 feeLouisiana $1,433 · 31st 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.