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Diagnostic Dye Injection Into A Lower Back Disc

Missouri 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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 6 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$316$182 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$347 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $162 to $5,623Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $155 to $933
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,288professional $316

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
$162.18
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,047.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$954.99
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$676.08

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $339 · 30th 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.