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Epidural Blood Patch

Minnesota 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?

$1,001

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,001 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $309 to the doctor who performs it, and $692 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$309$219 to $427
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$692$468 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $170 to $2,630Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $158 to $603
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $692professional $309

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
$109.65
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$707.95
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,318.26
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$676.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$549.54

Where Minnesota 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 feeMinnesota $1,001 · 36th 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.