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Diagnostic Dye Injection Into A Lower Back Disc

Kentucky 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $269 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$204$141 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$151 to $851

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $100 to $3,311Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $132 to $457
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $269professional $204

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
$131.83
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$398.11
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$234.42
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,995.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$489.78
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$37.15

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$209

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.