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Diagnostic Dye Injection Into A Lower Back Disc

Rhode Island 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $178 to $389.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $537 to $3,981Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $148 to $490
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,479professional $275

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$512.86

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 1.8 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Rhode Island· 48th of 51

$275

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.