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Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging

Hawaii 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $145 to $457.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $89 to $537
$100$200$500professional $195

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
$39.81
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$61.66
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$575.44
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$54.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$199.53
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$87.10
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$512.86
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$91.20

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 5th of 51

$195

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.