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Diagnostic Dye Injection Into A Lower Back Disc

Kansas 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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$407$288 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$1,514 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $417 to $2,512Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $195 to $1,288
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,344professional $407

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
$954.99
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$588.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$501.19
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
$77.62
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$53.70

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 9th of 51

$447

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.