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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 October 2026.

How much does Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging cost?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $1,660 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$120$115 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,660$1,660 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $2,951Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $100 to $195
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,660professional $120

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$302.00
2 more rates 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 29th of 51

$141

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.