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Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging

Kansas 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $105 to $269.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $81 to $269
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $129

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
$45.71
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$79.43
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
$104.71
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$74.13

Where Kansas sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Kansas $129 · 20th of 51
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.