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Diagnostic Dye Injection Into A Lower Back Disc

Minnesota 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?

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $347 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$513$331 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$155 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $155 to $2,138Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $224 to $1,288
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $347professional $513

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
$154.88
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,073.80
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,148.15
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,691.53
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,122.02
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
$75.86
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$38.02

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$513

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.