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Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging

Indiana 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $490 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$195$110 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$302 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $174 to $6,607Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $98 to $389
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $490professional $195

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
$100.00
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$67.61
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$295.12
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$354.81
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,137.96
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$223.87
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$77.62
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$234.42
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
$46.77
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$85.11

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 11th of 51

$204

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.