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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 October 2026.

How much does Implanting A Programmable Spinal Drug Pump cost?

$10,879

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,879 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $646 to the doctor who performs it, and $10,233 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$646$575 to $933
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$10,233$2,399 to $24,547

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,233 · 10th to 90th $603 to $33,884Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,148
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $10,233professional $646

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
$371.54
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,309.57
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$30,902.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$25,118.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$45,708.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$933.25
12 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
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$18,197.01
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$457.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$128.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$128.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$128.82

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 29.4 times more in Alaska 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

North Carolina· 26th of 51

$10,879

$646 physician + $10,233 facility

AK $37,066MT $1,262

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.