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Diagnostic Dye Injection Into A Lower Back Disc

Connecticut 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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 5 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$363$204 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$3,388 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $8,511Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $166 to $851
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $363

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
$1,778.28
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$870.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$8,128.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$812.83
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$812.83

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 1.8 times more in Alaska 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.

Connecticut· 12th of 51

$380

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.