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Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging

Kentucky 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?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $93.33 to $148.

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 $110 · 10th to 90th $76 to $501
$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $110

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
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$61.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$81.28
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$194.98
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$75.86

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 40th of 51

$110

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.