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Reading a Dye Study of the Neck Spine

Pennsylvania 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $97.72 to $135.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $87 to $214
$100$200$500professional $107

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
$42.66
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$147.91
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$288.40
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$234.42
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$257.04
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$147.91
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$234.42
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$204.17
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$251.19

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 46th of 51

$107

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.