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Diagnostic Dye Injection Into A Lower Back Disc

New Mexico 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$295$195 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$380 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $170 to $2,138Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $151 to $550
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $794professional $295

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$478.63
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$501.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$478.63
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$524.81
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$616.60
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
$77.62
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$47.86

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 40th of 51

$302

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.