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Injection Of A Donor Cell Product Into A Disc

New York 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $6,607 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$229$204 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,607$2,951 to $11,482

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $15,849Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $191 to $347
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,607professional $229

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
$1,513.56
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$40,738.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$707.95
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$346.74
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
$89.13
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36

Where New York 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.

New York· 49th of 51

$234

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.