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Diagnostic Dye Injection Into A Lower Back Disc

South 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 July 2026.

How much does Diagnostic Dye Injection Into A Lower Back Disc cost?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $457 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$295$186 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$269 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $186 to $9,772Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $151 to $490
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $457professional $295

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
$186.21
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$691.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$588.84

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $324 · 38th 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.