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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 October 2026.

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

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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$240$195 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$955 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $372 to $2,884Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $166 to $457
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,738professional $240

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
$181.97
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$588.84
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$426.58
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$208.93
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$83.18
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$63.10
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$41.69
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$416.87

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 45th of 51

$263

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.