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Implanting A Programmable Spinal Drug Pump

Washington, DC 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 October 2026.

How much does Implanting A Programmable Spinal Drug Pump cost?

$417

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $398 to $1,000.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $58,884Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,096
$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $4,786professional $407

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,000.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14,791.08
Median
$27,542.29
Typical High
$70,794.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,096.48
6 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
$190.55
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$302.00

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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· 44th of 51

$417

AK $1,585UT $282

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.