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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 October 2026.

How much does Epidural Blood Patch cost?

$1,009

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,009 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $138 to the doctor who performs it, and $871 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$138$115 to $178
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$871$257 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $151 to $4,074Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $105 to $245
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $871professional $138

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$151.36
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$239.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$204.17
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,951.21
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$281.84
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.50

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in New York than in Montana. 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

Virginia· 21st of 51

$1,009

$138 physician + $871 facility

NY $2,712MT $427

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.