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Mid-Back Myelogram X-Ray of the Spinal Canal

Minnesota 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $457 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$380$245 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$204 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $115 to $2,884Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $166 to $977
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $457professional $380

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
$114.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$870.96
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,995.26
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$851.14
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$831.76
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.84

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$380

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.