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Procedure price report · Insertion of catheter or spinal stimulator and injection into spinal canal

Breaking up scar tissue in the epidural space, single day

CPT 62264the billing code this page is about

Catheter-based treatment that dissolves or mechanically separates scar tissue around spinal nerves, including imaging guidance, with all sessions done on one day.

Hospitals typically charge $1,736 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 523 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $1,807. Most fall between $759 and $2,978 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
523
States
43
Filings dated
Mar 2023 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 523 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$484$985$1,736$2,764$3,922

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 8.1× what the cheapest tenth charges ($484 vs $3,922).

How the prices are spread

$384 – $505: 45 hospitals$384$505 – $663: 18 hospitals$663 – $870: 30 hospitals$663$870 – $1,142: 56 hospitals$1,142 – $1,500: 55 hospitals$1,142$1,500 – $1,970: 56 hospitals$1,970 – $2,586: 73 hospitals$1,970$2,586 – $3,396: 95 hospitals$3,396 – $4,459: 25 hospitals$3,396$4,459 – $5,855: 18 hospitals$4,459median $1,736price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (471 of 523 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$384$50545
$505$66318
$663$87030
$870$1,14256
$1,142$1,50055
$1,500$1,97056
$1,970$2,58673
$2,586$3,39695
$3,396$4,45925
$4,459$5,85518

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$904
Median cash price$1,736
Cash as a multiple of Medicare1.92×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $1,736.

Alaska: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceAKMaine: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMEVermont: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $2,616 across 13 hospitalsWA$2,616Idaho: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMNIllinois: median $2,075 across 37 hospitalsIL$2,075Wisconsin: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWIMichigan: median $484 across 24 hospitalsMI$484New York: median $1,054 across 28 hospitalsNY$1,054Massachusetts: median $2,764 across 15 hospitalsMA$2,764Oregon: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureORNevada: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $1,744 across 15 hospitalsIA$1,744Indiana: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: median $2,673 across 43 hospitalsOH$2,673Pennsylvania: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figurePANew Jersey: median $4,500 across 27 hospitalsNJ$4,500Connecticut: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: median $3,338 across 44 hospitalsCA$3,338Utah: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceUTColorado: median $2,260 across 15 hospitalsCO$2,260Nebraska: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: median $2,160 across 13 hospitalsMO$2,160Kentucky: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: median $2,078 across 11 hospitalsVA$2,078Maryland: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceDEArizona: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceKSArkansas: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $838 across 25 hospitalsOK$838Louisiana: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: median $2,421 across 19 hospitalsGA$2,421Hawaii: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceHITexas: median $2,174 across 54 hospitalsTX$2,174Florida: median $1,974 across 17 hospitalsFL$1,974
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $1,736. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
New Jersey NJ27$4,500+159%$986 – $5,741
California CA44$3,338+92%$1,711 – $3,338
Massachusetts MA15$2,764+59%$1,335 – $2,764
Ohio OH43$2,673+54%$1,103 – $5,658
Washington WA13$2,616+51%$1,387 – $2,754
Georgia GA19$2,421+39%$2,055 – $2,567
Colorado CO15$2,260+30%$1,977 – $6,275
Texas TX54$2,174+25%$1,394 – $2,771
Missouri MO13$2,160+24%$1,252 – $2,570
Virginia VA11$2,078+20%$163 – $2,639
Illinois IL37$2,075+20%$502 – $3,359
Florida FL17$1,974+14%$1,149 – $3,424
Iowa IA15$1,7440%$820 – $2,753
New York NY28$1,054−39%$773 – $2,188
Oklahoma OK25$838−52%$405 – $1,815
Michigan MI24$484−72%$484 – $1,216
Kentucky KY9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Indiana IN8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Pennsylvania PA8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wisconsin WI5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Minnesota MN4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Oregon OR1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $1,736.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care460$1,793$838 – $3,264
Children’s7fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access52$1,271$484 – $2,421
Ownership
For-profit64$1,577$813 – $2,673
Government69$1,152$834 – $2,616
Non-profit386$1,905$745 – $3,338
System affiliation
Part of a system444$1,977$834 – $3,338
Independent79$1,114$484 – $1,793

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$2,672
Median cash price$1,736
Cash as a share of list, median hospital60%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 40%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

374 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $2,174 and the average of the middle 60% is $2,168; most fall between $940 and $3,338.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 374 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$502$1,152$2,174$2,771$4,245

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 8.5× what the cheapest tenth charges ($502 vs $4,245).

Of the 415 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 374 gave a usable cash price; 24 carried a plausibility flag, 2 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 15 a list price only.

How complete is this

523 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (13%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 582 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted523
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here44
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded2
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded0
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded13
Hospitals that filed this code582

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Insertion of catheter or spinal stimulator and injection into spinal canal family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Prq Lysis Epidural Adhesions Mult Sessions 1 Day.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Breaking up scar tissue in the epidural space, single day (CPT 62264) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-62264-breaking-up-scar-tissue-in-the-epidural-space-single-day