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Epidural Blood Patch

North Carolina 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?

$708

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $195 to the doctor who performs it, and $513 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$195$148 to $331
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$513$178 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $135 to $2,455Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $110 to $468
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $513professional $195

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
$162.18
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,754.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$478.63
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$288.40
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$19,498.45
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where North Carolina 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 feeNorth Carolina $708 · 42nd 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.