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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 July 2026.

How much does Diagnostic Disc Injection, Neck Or Upper Back cost?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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 5 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$245$151 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$347 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $166 to $5,623Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $138 to $398
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,344professional $245

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
$218.78
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$2,570.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$281.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$512.86

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 50th of 51

$257

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.