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Injection Of A Donor Cell Product Into A Disc

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 0627T

Injects a preparation made from donated human cells or tissue into a worn or damaged disc in the lower back, with imaging used to steer the needle to the right level of the spine. It is done through the skin with a needle rather than by open surgery, and it covers treatment of one disc level.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Injection Of A Donor Cell Product Into A Disc cost?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$324$275 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$309 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $295 to $13,804Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $245 to $724
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $1,380professional $324

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$20,417.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$23,442.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$524.81
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66,069.34
Median
$66,069.34
Typical High
$66,069.34
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 25.1 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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· 19th of 51

$331

CA $5,623KY $224

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.