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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 July 2026.

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

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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$282$155 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$1,047 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $427 to $8,318Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $138 to $501
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $282

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
$537.03
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$467.74
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$77,624.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$588.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$676.08
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$831.76
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$691.83
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$831.76
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$575.44

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 34th of 51

$309

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.