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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 October 2026.

How much does Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging cost?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $102 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$135$105 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$91.20 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $51 to $372Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $87 to $501
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $102professional $135

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
$93.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$100.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$63.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$436.52
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$112.20
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$512.86
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$269.15
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
$51.29
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$85.11

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 36th of 51

$135

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.