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Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging

Massachusetts 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $76 to $407
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kprofessional $148

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
$31.62
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$100.00
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$2,041.74
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$117.49
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$234.42
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$380.19
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$107.15
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$2,041.74
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$123.03

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $148 · 13th 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.