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Diagnostic Disc Injection, Neck Or Upper Back

Maryland 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?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $141 to $339.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $135 to $468
$200$500professional $200

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$338.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$524.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$676.08
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$562.34
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
$144.54
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.88

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 50th of 51

$200

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.