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Diagnostic Disc Injection, Neck Or Upper Back

Connecticut 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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$355$195 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$3,548 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $8,511Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $158 to $813
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$831.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$8,128.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$758.58
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$758.58

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in California 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.

Connecticut· 10th of 51

$372

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.