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Myelogram Covering Two or More Spine Regions

South Carolina 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$148$105 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$813 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $447 to $3,162Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $65 to $363
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,318professional $148

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
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$165.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$239.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$281.84
8 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
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$234.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$66.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$66.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$66.07

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 46th of 51

$155

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.