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Myelogram Covering Two or More Spine Regions

Oregon 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 Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $178 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$288$229 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$129 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $98 to $724Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $162 to $447
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $178professional $288

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
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$288.40
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$380.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$162.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$213.80
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$549.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$446.68
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$177.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$275.42
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$309.03
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$125.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$2,398.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$457.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$190.55
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$288.40
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,162.28
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$436.52
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$181.97
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$288.40
5 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
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 11th 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.