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Diagnostic Dye Injection Into A Lower Back Disc

Vermont 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $200 to $380.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $191 to $490
$200$500$1Kprofessional $355

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$812.83
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$812.83

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 22nd of 51

$355

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.