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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 July 2026.

How much does Diagnostic Disc Injection, Neck Or Upper Back cost?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 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 9 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$316$224 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$417 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $209 to $7,762Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $145 to $759
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $316

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
$213.80
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$707.95
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,023.29
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$512.86
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$676.08
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$660.69
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$38,018.94
Typical High
$53,703.18
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,174.90
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$794.33
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$741.31

Where New York sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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· 15th of 51

$347

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.