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Diagnostic Disc Injection, Neck Or Upper Back

Iowa 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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 8 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$324$191 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$550 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $309 to $6,761Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $141 to $832
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,239professional $324

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
$467.74
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$912.01
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,344.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$912.01
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$851.14
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$912.01
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$794.33

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $331 · 22nd of 51
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.