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Diagnostic Disc Injection, Neck Or Upper Back

Georgia 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$288$191 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$1,445 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $363 to $7,413Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $158 to $589
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $288

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
$363.08
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$851.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$616.60
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$812.83
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
$79.43
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$38.02

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 35th of 51

$288

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.