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Epidural Blood Patch

Montana 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?

$439

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $439 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $182 to the doctor who performs it, and $257 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$182$141 to $240
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$257$191 to $295

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $191 to $1,047Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $107 to $324
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $257professional $182

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
$1,023.29
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$302.00
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$302.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$331.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$309.03

Where Montana 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 feeMontana $439 · 48th 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.