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Reading a Dye Study of the Neck Spine

North Dakota 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $112 to $257.

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 $191 · 10th to 90th $102 to $288
$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $191

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
$44.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$288.40

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 6th of 51

$191

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.