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Diagnostic Disc Injection, Neck Or Upper Back

South Carolina 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$339$209 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$417 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $200 to $5,888Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $170 to $550
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,175professional $339

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
$173.78
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$489.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$562.34
6 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
$87.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$323.59

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 21st of 51

$339

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.