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Contrast X-Ray Of The Space Around The Spinal Cord

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 72275

Contrast dye is injected into the epidural space — the narrow layer just outside the tough covering of the spinal cord — and X-ray pictures are taken as it spreads. The pattern shows scarring, narrowing, or blockage and confirms where injected medication is actually reaching. Interpreting and reporting the images is part of the service.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Contrast X-Ray Of The Space Around The Spinal Cord cost?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $575 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$331$209 to $832
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$389 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,202Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $209 to $871
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $575professional $331

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
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$331.13
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,071.52
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$288.40
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$794.33
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$407.38
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$109.65
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$295.12
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 28.8 times more in Oklahoma than in South Carolina. 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.

Minnesota· 13th of 39

$380

OK $871SC $30.20

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.