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Diagnostic Disc Injection, Neck Or Upper Back

Missouri 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?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $933 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$302$209 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$933$468 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $269 to $4,677Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $162 to $1,175
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $933professional $302

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
$331.13
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$562.34
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$630.96
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
$60.26
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.11

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 30th of 51

$309

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.