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Injection Of A Donor Cell Product Into A Disc

Minnesota 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$380$229 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$229 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $229 to $32,359Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $229 to $1,072
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $4,677professional $380

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
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$32,359.37
Typical High
$57,543.99
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24,547.09
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$29,512.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$10,715.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$954.99

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 15th of 51

$447

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.