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Diagnostic Disc Injection, Neck Or Upper Back

Indiana 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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$204$162 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$832 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $288 to $5,012Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $138 to $437
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $204

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
$138.04
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$2,570.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$234.42
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$549.54
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$549.54
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
$69.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$32.36

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 49th of 51

$209

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.