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Reading a Dye Study of the Neck Spine

Florida rates for HCPCS 72240

Covers performing and interpreting an imaging study of the neck in which contrast dye is placed into the fluid-filled space around the spinal cord, and images are then taken. The dye outlines the cord and nerve roots and shows where a disc, bone spur, or narrowing is pressing on them.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Reading a Dye Study of the Neck Spine cost?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $77.62 to $135.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $74 to $162
$50$100$200$500professional $100

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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$154.88
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$288.40
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$199.53
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$234.42
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$114.82

Where Florida sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Florida· 51st of 51

$100

AK $295FL $100

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.