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Diagnostic Disc Injection, Neck Or Upper Back

Minnesota 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $871 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$427$295 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$871$331 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $151 to $2,399Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $174 to $1,023
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $871professional $427

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
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,148.15
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,398.83
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$977.24

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $437 · 4th 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.