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Diagnostic Disc Injection, Neck Or Upper Back

Arizona rates for HCPCS 62291

This procedure involves injecting contrast dye into a spinal disc in the neck or upper back to help identify whether that disc is a source of pain. It is a diagnostic injection used to guide contrast into the disc before or during imaging, rather than a treatment on its own.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Diagnostic Disc Injection, Neck Or Upper Back cost?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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 5 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$269$151 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$347 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $182 to $5,623Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $138 to $490
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,514professional $269

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
$1,445.44
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$588.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$831.76
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$524.81

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arizona $295 · 38th of 51
CA $479KY $245

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.