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Diagnostic Disc Injection, Neck Or Upper Back

Montana 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $269 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$316$224 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$229 to $575

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $229 to $631Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $148 to $562
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $269professional $316

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
$302.00
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$537.03
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$630.96
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$616.60
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$602.56

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 26th of 51

$316

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.