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Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging

Iowa 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $97.72 to $170.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $85 to $355
$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $112

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
$35.48
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$114.82
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$724.44
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$549.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,230.27
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$151.36
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$288.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$102.33
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$102.33
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$245.47
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$81.28

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 38th of 51

$112

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.