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Injection Of A Donor Cell Product Into A Disc

Colorado rates for HCPCS 0629T

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 October 2026.

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

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $15,136 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$363$282 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15,136$6,457 to $21,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15,136 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $25,704Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $229 to $589
$100$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $15,136professional $363

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
$1,148.15
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11,481.54
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$38,904.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$23,442.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,230.27
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$354.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$457.09
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$20,417.38
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$524.81
5 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
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 9.5 times more in Arkansas 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.

Colorado· 17th of 51

$427

AR $1,905KY $200

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.