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Diagnostic Disc Injection, Neck Or Upper Back

South Dakota 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $380 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$437$324 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$200 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $174 to $813Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $234 to $912
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $380professional $437

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$724.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,344.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$741.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$691.83
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$954.99
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$831.76
5 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
$58.88
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$30.90

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 9th of 51

$437

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.