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Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging

Alaska rates for HCPCS 72295

This is a diagnostic imaging study of a disc in the lower back, performed after contrast dye is injected directly into the disc under X-ray guidance. The images and the pattern of any pain reproduced during the injection help determine whether that disc is a source of back pain.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging cost?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $105 to $398.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $74 to $550
$100$200$500professional $309

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$138.04
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$707.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$288.40
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$660.69
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$269.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$338.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$257.04

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$309

AK $309FL $95.50

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.