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Diagnostic Disc Injection, Neck Or Upper Back

Oregon 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $603 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$398$275 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$479 to $692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $363 to $5,012Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $204 to $832
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $603professional $398

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
$3,235.94
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$870.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$870.96
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$7,943.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$724.44
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$645.65
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$831.76
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$870.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$831.76
10 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
$91.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$48.98
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$245.47
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$97.72
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$363.08
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$74.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$48.98

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 8th of 51

$447

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.