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Epidural Blood Patch

Rhode Island 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?

$182

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $135 to $214.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $4,677Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $112 to $282
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,818professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$331.13

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 6.8 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. 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.

Rhode Island· 35th of 51

$182

HI $1,023DE $151

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.