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Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging

Delaware 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 Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $110 to $234.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $110 to $2,951Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $89 to $355
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $195professional $138

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
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$338.84
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
$54.95
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 30th 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.