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Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging

Montana 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $100 to $195.

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 $135 · 10th to 90th $93 to $339
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kprofessional $135

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$112.20
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$288.40
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$75.86
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$302.00
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$74.13

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 16th of 51

$135

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.