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Mid-Back Myelogram X-Ray of the Spinal Canal

Alaska rates for HCPCS 62303

Contrast dye is injected through a needle in the lower back into the fluid-filled space around the spinal cord, and x-ray images are then taken of the mid-back portion of the spine. The dye outlines the spinal cord and the nerve roots so pressure on them from a disc, bone spur, or narrowing shows up clearly. The images are interpreted and reported as part of the service.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Mid-Back Myelogram X-Ray of the Spinal Canal cost?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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$479$339 to $832
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$851 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $589 to $16,596Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $240 to $1,047
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,738professional $479

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
$588.84
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$758.58
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,737.80
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,202.26
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,047.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$25,703.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,023.29
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
$57.54
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$120.23

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.4 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$525

AK $525VA $155

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.