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Diagnostic Dye Injection Into A Lower Back Disc

Alaska rates for HCPCS 62290

An injection into one disc in the lower back to help determine whether that disc is a source of back pain. A contrast dye is injected under imaging guidance so its spread and the patient's pain response can be evaluated, helping pinpoint a painful disc before considering further treatment.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Diagnostic Dye Injection Into A Lower Back Disc cost?

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$631$457 to $1,122
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,122 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $794 to $14,125Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $282 to $1,380
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $631

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,000.00
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,290.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,621.81
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,380.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,398.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,380.38
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
$75.86
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$162.18

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska than in Virginia. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$676

AK $676VA $204

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.