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Epidural Blood Patch

Virginia 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?

$882

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $882 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $174 to the doctor who performs it, and $708 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$174$129 to $219
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$708$191 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $132 to $4,365Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $110 to $316
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $708professional $174

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
$173.78
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$275.42
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$316.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$302.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$302.00

Where Virginia 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 feeVirginia $882 · 39th 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.