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Epidural Blood Patch

Missouri 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?

$1,792

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,792 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $170 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$170$135 to $251
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,622$724 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $166 to $4,169Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $110 to $631
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,622professional $170

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
$141.25
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$676.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$181.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$309.03

Where Missouri 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 feeMissouri $1,792 · 21st 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.