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Epidural Blood Patch

Maryland 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?

$273

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $273 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $166 to the doctor who performs it, and $107 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$166$123 to $234
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$107$58.88 to $166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $59 to $257Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $107 to $339
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $107professional $166

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
$58.88
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$457.09
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$323.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$316.23
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$269.15

Where Maryland 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 feeMaryland $273 · 51st 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.