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Injection Of A Donor Cell Product Into A Disc

Kentucky 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?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$191$97.72 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$437 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $229 to $12,882Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $83 to $347
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,479professional $191

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
$186.21
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$234.42
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,888.44
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$14,791.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$446.68
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
$93.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$24.55

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$200

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.