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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 October 2026.

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

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $468 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$457$347 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$219 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $186 to $851Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $257 to $955
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $468professional $457

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
$165.96
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$794.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,570.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$776.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$724.44
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,000.00
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$912.01
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
$64.57
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$34.67

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 7th of 51

$457

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.