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Diagnostic Dye Injection Into A Lower Back Disc

Iowa 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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 8 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$347$200 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$562 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $339 to $6,761Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $155 to $933
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $347

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
$501.19
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,000.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,570.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$977.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$933.25
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$954.99
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$870.96

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 20th of 51

$363

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.