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Epidural Blood Patch

Oregon 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?

$577

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $577 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $245 to the doctor who performs it, and $331 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$245$170 to $331
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$331$240 to $1,549

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $174 to $3,311Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $112 to $437
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $331professional $245

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
$288.40
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$446.68
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$416.87
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$363.08
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$407.38
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$338.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$363.08
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$426.58
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,884.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$416.87

Where Oregon 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

Oregon· 46th of 51

$577

$245 physician + $331 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.