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Reading a Dye Study of the Neck Spine

Montana 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $112 to $204.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $95 to $347
$100$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $138

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$295.12
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$295.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$83.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 17th of 51

$138

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.