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Myelogram Covering Two or More Spine Regions

Colorado rates for HCPCS 72270

X-ray imaging of the spinal canal after contrast is injected through a needle into the fluid around the spinal cord. The contrast outlines the cord and nerve roots and shows where they are being pressed on by a disc, a bone spur, or a narrowed canal. This version covers more than one region of the spine, for example the neck and the mid-back, in the same study.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Myelogram Covering Two or More Spine Regions cost?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $339 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$234$186 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$257 to $427

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $129 to $1,445Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $145 to $389
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $339professional $234

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$128.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$407.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$263.03
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$380.19
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$309.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$134.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$173.78
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$295.12
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$204.17
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$134.90

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Colorado· 14th of 51

$240

AK $447UT $97.72

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.