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Epidural Blood Patch

South 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?

$1,314

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,314 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $166 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,148 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$166$132 to $229
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,148$245 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $148 to $9,550Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $105 to $468
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,148professional $166

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
$194.98
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$549.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$346.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$338.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$281.84

Where South 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 feeSouth Carolina $1,314 · 33rd 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.