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Mid-Back Myelogram X-Ray of the Spinal Canal

Tennessee 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$263$166 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$1,148 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $794 to $2,818Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $120 to $2,138
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $263

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
$891.25
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$436.52
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$512.86
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
$56.23
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$33.88

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 19th of 51

$288

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.