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Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging

Louisiana 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $97.72 to $138.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $74 to $214
$100$200$500professional $117

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
$47.86
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$64.57
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$66.07

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 30th of 51

$117

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.