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Epidural Blood Patch

New Mexico 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?

$548

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $548 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $158 to the doctor who performs it, and $389 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$158$129 to $224
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$389$182 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $138 to $2,138Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $100 to $355
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $389professional $158

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
$275.42
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$446.68
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$141.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$281.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 17.0 times more in New Jersey than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

New Mexico· 47th of 51

$548

$158 physician + $389 facility

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.