go back

Diagnostic Disc Injection, Neck Or Upper Back

Utah 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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$282$240 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$437 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $234 to $4,571Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $224 to $501
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,020professional $282

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
$234.42
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$478.63
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$346.74
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$562.34
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$616.60
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$630.96
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
$117.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$43.65

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 37th of 51

$288

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.