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Injection Of A Donor Cell Product Into A Disc

Massachusetts 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?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$457$347 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$1,479 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $676 to $13,183Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $288 to $1,862
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $457

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
$1,318.26
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,709.64
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$23,988.33
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$5,888.44
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$407.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$11,220.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$794.33
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,709.64
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,148.15
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$10,000.00
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,244.36
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
$134.90
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 9th of 51

$537

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.