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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 October 2026.

How much does Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging cost?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $170 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$162$110 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$67.61 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $63 to $240Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $63 to $224
$50$100$200$500facility $170professional $162

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$229.09
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$223.87
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$91.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$218.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$257.04
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$64.57
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$123.03

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 4.0 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· 20th of 51

$170

AK $339FL $85.11

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.