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Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging

Minnesota 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?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $145 to $302.

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 $214 · 10th to 90th $105 to $398
$100$200$500professional $214

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
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$120.23
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$309.03
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$263.03
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$91.20
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$128.82

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 2nd of 51

$214

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.