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Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging

Washington, DC 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $97.72 to $138.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $81 to $331
$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $107

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
$35.48
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$44.67
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$1,230.27
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$97.72
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$263.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$245.47

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 44th of 51

$107

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.