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Diagnostic Dye Injection Into A Lower Back Disc

South Dakota 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 7 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$363$295 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$437 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $257 to $3,467Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $155 to $813
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,291professional $363

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
$436.52
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$724.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,288.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$851.14
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$724.44
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$831.76
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$912.01

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 4th of 51

$398

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.