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Diagnostic Disc Injection, Neck Or Upper Back

New York 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $2,951 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$282$240 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,951$1,349 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $195 to $7,413Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $182 to $537
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,951professional $282

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
$1,318.26
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$467.74
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$660.69
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$512.86
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$602.56
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$389.05
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$38,018.94
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$602.56
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$933.25
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$389.05
7 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
$85.11
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.02
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GL · Free upgrade
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$309.03

Where New York 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.

New York· 39th of 51

$282

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.