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Injection Of A Donor Cell Product Into A Disc

Virginia 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $7,079 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$288$245 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,079$1,950 to $12,882

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $324 to $19,953Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $195 to $501
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,079professional $288

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
$288.40
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$15,848.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$23,442.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$436.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$11,481.54
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$26,915.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$478.63
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
$128.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 29th of 51

$316

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.