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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 October 2026.

How much does Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging cost?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $479 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$339$251 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$479$339 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $339 to $8,913Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $141 to $447
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $479professional $339

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$380.19
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$478.63
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$489.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$302.00
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$8,912.51
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$338.84

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.0 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

$339

AK $339FL $85.11

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.