go back

Myelogram Covering Two or More Spine Regions

Maine 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 Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $162 to $245.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,479Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $145 to $309
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $891professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$97.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$257.04
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$309.03
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$128.82
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$181.97
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$169.82
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$181.97
6 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
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 35th 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.