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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 July 2026.

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

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $407 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 8 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$288$174 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$229 to $1,950

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $174 to $5,248Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $151 to $537
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $407professional $288

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
$275.42
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$338.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$630.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$537.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$660.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,479.11
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$660.69

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $309 · 42nd 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.