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Diagnostic Disc Injection, Neck Or Upper Back

Illinois 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?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 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$309$178 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$724 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $269 to $4,266Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $141 to $562
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,259professional $309

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
$309.03
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$537.03
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,318.26
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$398.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$602.56

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 31st of 51

$309

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.