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Reading a Dye Study of the Neck Spine

Louisiana 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $105 to $141.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $87 to $214
$100$200professional $123

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
$51.29
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$239.88

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 25th of 51

$123

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.