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Diagnostic Disc Injection, Neck Or Upper Back

Michigan 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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$263$170 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$1,202 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $240 to $4,898Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $135 to $468
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,042professional $263

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
$398.11
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$676.08
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$467.74
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$524.81

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $282 · 46th 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.