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Diagnostic Dye Injection Into A Lower Back Disc

Illinois 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $1,230 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$324$200 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,230$589 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $316 to $5,370Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $151 to $661
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,230professional $324

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
$316.23
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$630.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,715.35
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$616.60
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,819.70
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$446.68
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$645.65

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $347 · 28th 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.