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Reading a Dye Study of the Neck Spine

Missouri 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $100 to $162.

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 $117 · 10th to 90th $93 to $302
$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $117

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
$38.90
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$331.13
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
$100.00
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$251.19

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 28th of 51

$117

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.