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Implanting A Programmable Spinal Drug Pump

North Carolina 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?

$1,660

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $562 to $6,761.

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 $1,660 · 10th to 90th $372 to $28,840Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $813 to $891
$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,660professional $813

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
$371.54
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$26,302.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,454.40
Median
$29,512.09
Typical High
$61,659.50
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44,668.36
Median
$87,096.36
Typical High
$87,096.36
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 91.2 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

North Carolina· 41st of 50

$1,660

IN $34,674ND $380

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.