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Diagnostic Dye Injection Into A Lower Back Disc

Colorado 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 July 2026.

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

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $525 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 7 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$295$174 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$295 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $174 to $5,888Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $151 to $550
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $525professional $295

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
$331.13
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$489.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$724.44
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,290.87
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$812.83
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$660.69

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 1.8 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $331 · 31st of 51
AK $490KY $269

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.