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Diagnostic Dye Injection Into A Lower Back Disc

Ohio 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 Ohio, 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 $1,950 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$178 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$813 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $457 to $12,023Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $155 to $562
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,950professional $295

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
$380.19
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,584.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16,595.87
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$549.54
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$549.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$602.56
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$602.56
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
$69.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$41.69

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 41st 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.