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Diagnostic Disc Injection, Neck Or Upper Back

Virginia 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $380 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 8 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$275$166 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$219 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $166 to $5,248Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $145 to $501
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $380professional $275

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
$257.04
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$295.12
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$575.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$812.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$616.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,479.11
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$616.60

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Virginia $288 · 40th of 51
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.