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Myelogram Covering Two or More Spine Regions

New Mexico 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 New Mexico, 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 $347 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$204$135 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$126 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $93 to $1,549Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $65 to $324
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $347professional $204

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
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$229.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$154.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$354.81
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$354.81
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$107.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$213.80
2 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
$63.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 26th 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.