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Injection Of A Donor Cell Product Into A Disc

Texas 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?

$1,778

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $5,248 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$589$269 to $2,188
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,248$2,399 to $12,882

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $724 to $18,621Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $245 to $2,188
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $5,248professional $589

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
$660.69
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS Texas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15,135.61
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$15,135.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$22,387.21
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$269.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$22,387.21
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$407.38
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
10 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
$123.03
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$26.92
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$131.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$53.70
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$199.53
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$39.81
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$26.92

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 2nd of 51

$1,778

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.