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Reading a Dye Study of the Neck Spine

Nebraska 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 Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $107 to $234.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $100 to $708
$50$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
$89.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$338.84
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
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,288.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$144.54
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$407.38
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$302.00

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 35th 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.