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Diagnostic Dye Injection Into A Lower Back Disc

New Jersey 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 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$309$174 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$3,311 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $661 to $10,471Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $148 to $661
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,370professional $309

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
$660.69
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$512.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$691.83
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$741.31
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$691.83

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $331 · 33rd 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.