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Reading a Dye Study of the Neck Spine

Maryland 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 Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $102 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $91 to $229
$100$200$500professional $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
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$208.93
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$295.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$177.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$257.04
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$186.21

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 41st 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.