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Myelogram Covering Two or More Spine Regions

New Jersey 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $355 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$166$129 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$355$234 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $355 · 10th to 90th $195 to $3,311Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $115 to $288
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $355professional $166

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
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$239.88
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$218.78
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$93.33
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$125.89
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,388.44
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$346.74
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$104.71
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$190.55
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
$97.72
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$162.18

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 44th of 51

$166

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.