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Myelogram Covering Two or More Spine Regions

Rhode Island 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?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$214$191 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$1,175 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $1,820Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $141 to $309
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,514professional $214

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$204.17
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
$69.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 24th of 51

$214

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.