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Diagnostic Dye Injection Into A Lower Back Disc

Virginia 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$204$166 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$251 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $178 to $7,079Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $148 to $501
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,023professional $204

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
$190.55
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$524.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$616.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$407.38
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$616.60
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
$77.62
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.02

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 51st of 51

$204

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.