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Diagnostic Disc Injection, Neck Or Upper Back

North Carolina 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $398 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 7 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$398$275 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$257 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,862Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $170 to $851
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $398professional $398

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
$269.15
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$741.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$630.96
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$630.96
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $398 · 5th 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.