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Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging

Colorado 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $309 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$166$129 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$309$170 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $117 to $3,890Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $105 to $275
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $309professional $166

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
$117.49
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$102.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$93.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$257.04
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$389.05
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$281.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$91.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$190.55
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$269.15
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$186.21
3 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
$58.88
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 18th of 51

$170

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.