Implanting A Programmable Spinal Drug Pump

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 62362

Puts in, or replaces, a small pump that delivers medicine directly into the fluid around the spinal cord. The pump sits under the skin of the abdomen and connects to a fine tube running into the spine, and its settings can be changed from outside the body to adjust the dose. It is used for severe long-standing pain or for muscle spasticity that tablets cannot control.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Implanting A Programmable Spinal Drug Pump cost?

$5,628

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,628 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $617 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,012 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

11% physician fee89% facility fee

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 57 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$617	$447 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$5,012	$2,188 to $11,482

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $661 to $28,840Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,698

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $660.69 Median $3,715.35 Typical High $11,481.54	Facility	Global	$660.69	$3,715.35	$11,481.54
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2,570.40 Median $7,079.46 Typical High $32,359.37	Facility	Global	$2,570.40	$7,079.46	$32,359.37
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $616.60 Median $1,148.15 Typical High $15,135.61	Facility	Global	$616.60	$1,148.15	$15,135.61
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier AS · PA/NP assist Typical Low $64.57 Median $64.57 Typical High $64.57	Facility	AS · PA/NP assist	$64.57	$64.57	$64.57
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $4,897.79 Median $16,982.44 Typical High $41,686.94	Facility	Global	$4,897.79	$16,982.44	$41,686.94

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 12.9 times more in Colorado than in South Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

CO $18,372SD $1,419

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.