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Contrast Spine Imaging Supervision, Mid-Back

Washington rates for HCPCS 72255

This service is the physician's supervision and interpretation of a contrast study of the spinal canal in the middle of the back, where contrast dye is introduced into the fluid space around the spinal cord and its movement is followed with imaging. It helps evaluate the spinal canal and nerve roots in that region for blockages or structural problems.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Contrast Spine Imaging Supervision, Mid-Back cost?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $209 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$166$115 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$132 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $85 to $2,239Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $81 to $316
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $209professional $166

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
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$338.84
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,365.16
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$346.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,698.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$302.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$56.23
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$213.80
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$151.36
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$316.23
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$309.03
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$229.09

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington $182 · 6th of 51
AK $263FL $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.