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Epidural Blood Patch

South Dakota 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?

$1,848

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,848 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $263 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,585 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$263$158 to $398
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,585$295 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,820Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $110 to $676
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $1,585professional $263

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
$1,202.26
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$851.14
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,258.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$398.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$389.05
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$457.09
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$416.87

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota $1,848 · 20th 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.