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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 July 2026.

How much does Diagnostic Dye Injection Into A Lower Back Disc cost?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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$263$151 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$324 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $151 to $10,715Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $138 to $490
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,514professional $263

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
$151.36
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$478.63
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$398.11
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$251.19
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,995.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$575.44

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $269 · 51st 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.