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Myelogram Covering Two or More Spine Regions

North Carolina 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $263 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$269$148 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$148 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $132 to $977Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $138 to $468
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $263professional $269

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
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$169.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$257.04
18 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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$151.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$234.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$66.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$66.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$66.07
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$371.54

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 12th of 51

$269

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.