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Diagnostic Disc Injection, Neck Or Upper Back

Colorado 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$282$200 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$646 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $269 to $6,457Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $162 to $575
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,514professional $282

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
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$676.08
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$467.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$676.08
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$741.31
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$630.96
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
$69.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$35.48

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 38th of 51

$282

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.