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Injection To Dissolve A Lower Back Disc Center

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 62292

A needle is guided into one or more discs in the lower back and a medicine is injected that dissolves part of the soft center of the disc, easing the bulge pressing on nearby nerves. Contrast dye is injected through the same needle and imaged first to confirm the position and outline the disc. Treating one disc or several is covered by the same charge.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Injection To Dissolve A Lower Back Disc Center cost?

$933

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $589 to $3,548.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $589 to $7,762Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,175
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $589

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
$588.84
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$933.25
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,479.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 8.9 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.

Washington, DC· 17th of 51

$933

CA $4,898KY $550

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.