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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 July 2026.

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

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $6,607 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$251$219 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,607$3,548 to $11,482

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $15,136Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $191 to $525
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,607professional $251

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$323.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$17,782.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$588.84
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50,118.72
Median
$53,703.18
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$870.96
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$524.81

Where New York sits

The same service costs 26.3 times more in California 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· 10th of 51

$398

CA $5,623KY $214

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.