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Myelogram Covering Two or More Spine Regions

Massachusetts 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $162 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$204$141 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$100 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $79 to $1,096Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $93 to $1,778
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $162professional $204

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
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$151.36
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,047.13
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$245.47
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$338.84
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,778.28
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$512.86
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$338.84
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$213.80
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$223.87
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$446.68
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$199.53
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$288.40
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,047.13
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$245.47
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$338.84
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,778.28
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$512.86
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$302.00
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$257.04
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$100.00
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$162.18
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
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
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$173.78

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 27th of 51

$204

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.