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Diagnostic Disc Injection, Neck Or Upper Back

Kentucky 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?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $245 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$209$162 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$135 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $100 to $3,311Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $135 to $437
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $245professional $209

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
$120.23
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$251.19
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$213.80
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$2,089.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$446.68
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$36.31

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 48th of 51

$214

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.