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Epidural Blood Patch

Ohio 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?

$2,286

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,286 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $148 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$148$112 to $200
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$708 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $186 to $8,913Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $100 to $282
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,138professional $148

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
$177.83
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$331.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$194.98
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$302.00
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$295.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$269.15

Where Ohio 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 feeOhio $2,286 · 13th 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.