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Reading a Dye Study of the Neck Spine

Iowa 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $100 to $174.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $89 to $331
$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $112

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
$39.81
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$331.13
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$676.08
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$275.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,288.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$812.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$162.18
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$302.00
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$275.42
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$223.87

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 42nd of 51

$112

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.