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Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging

Georgia 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $97.72 to $224.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $91 to $398
$100$200$500professional $126

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
$34.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$91.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$446.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$102.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$933.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$141.25
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$87.10

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 23rd of 51

$126

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.