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Reading a Dye Study of the Neck Spine

Massachusetts 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $107 to $245.

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 $135 · 10th to 90th $76 to $363
$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $135

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
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$281.84
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$354.81
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$218.78
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$346.74
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$371.54

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 18th of 51

$135

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.