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Diagnostic Dye Injection Into A Lower Back Disc

North Carolina 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $794 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$447$355 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$355 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $158 to $4,266Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $257 to $912
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $794professional $447

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
$158.49
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$776.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$741.31
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$676.08
6 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
$79.43
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$36.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$489.78

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 10th of 51

$447

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.