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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 July 2026.

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

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $851 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 6 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$234$148 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$251 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $141 to $10,715Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $135 to $457
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $851professional $234

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
$141.25
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$467.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$302.00
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$234.42
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$2,089.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$549.54

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $245 · 51st 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.