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Removal of a Spinal Medication Catheter

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 62355

Takes out a catheter that was previously placed into the space around the spinal cord to deliver medication for pain or muscle spasticity. Through an incision over the site the tube is freed from the surrounding tissue and withdrawn. It is done when the catheter is blocked, dislodged, infected, or no longer needed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Spinal Medication Catheter cost?

$3,548

Typical facility fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,548 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $724 to $4,169.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $288 to $7,762Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $302 to $646
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,548professional $550

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
$288.40
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$26,302.68

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 26.9 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Washington, DC· 15th of 49

$3,548

IN $6,607WV $245

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.