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Diagnostic Disc Injection, Neck Or Upper Back

Washington, DC 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $145 to $501.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $145 to $7,762Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $138 to $490
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $282

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
$144.54
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$338.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$575.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$977.24

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 26th of 51

$324

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.