go back

Diagnostic Disc Injection, Neck Or Upper Back

Pennsylvania 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $1,230 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$288$155 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,230$447 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $302 to $6,166Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $138 to $447
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,230professional $288

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
$338.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.88
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$79,432.82
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56,234.13
Median
$56,234.13
Typical High
$56,234.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$501.19
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$602.56
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$676.08
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,244.36
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$338.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$169.82
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$67.61
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$50.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.88
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$691.83
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$691.83
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$524.81

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 32nd of 51

$295

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.