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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 October 2026.

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

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$295$170 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$380 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $174 to $4,571Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $126 to $2,344
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,047professional $295

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
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$467.74
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
$61.66
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$28.18

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 3.5 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.

Arizona· 28th of 51

$309

AK $661VA $186

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.