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Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging

Arkansas 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $91.20 to $129.

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

Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $76 to $282
$100$200$500professional $112

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
$53.70
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$81.28

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 39th of 51

$112

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.