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Diagnostic Dye Injection Into A Lower Back Disc

Montana 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $288 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$347$245 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$245 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $245 to $692Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $158 to $589
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $288professional $347

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$549.54
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$691.83
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$676.08
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$645.65

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 25th of 51

$347

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.