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Myelogram Covering Two or More Spine Regions

Washington, DC 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $145 to $275.

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

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $158 to $955Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $76 to $417
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $603professional $191

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$354.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$281.84
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
$70.79
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 34th of 51

$191

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.