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Diagnostic Dye Injection Into A Lower Back Disc

Arizona 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$316$178 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$389 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $178 to $4,571Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $138 to $2,570
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,047professional $316

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
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$489.78
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
$69.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$29.51

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 33rd of 51

$324

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.