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Myelogram Covering Two or More Spine Regions

North Dakota 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $191 to $324.

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 $145 · 10th to 90th $145 to $245Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $145 to $479
$200$500$1Kfacility $145professional $263

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
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$977.24
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$234.42
4 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
$70.79
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$72.44

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 13th of 51

$257

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.