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Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging

Mississippi 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $97.72 to $170.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $91 to $245
$50$100$200$500professional $141

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
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$83.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$85.11

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 15th of 51

$141

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.