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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 October 2026.

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

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $933 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$331$224 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$933$468 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $288 to $4,677Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $170 to $1,288
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $933professional $331

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
$331.13
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$380.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$588.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$660.69
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
$64.57
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$35.48

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 30th of 51

$339

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.