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Myelogram Covering Two or More Spine Regions

West Virginia 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 West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $174 to $437.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $316 to $1,549Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $120 to $562
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $871professional $257

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
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$158.49
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$380.19
1 more rate 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
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$177.83

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 10th 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.