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Reading a Dye Study of the Neck Spine

Georgia 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?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $100 to $219.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $93 to $316
$100$200$500professional $132

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
$38.02
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$316.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$354.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$630.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$154.88
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$288.40

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 21st of 51

$132

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.