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Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging

North Dakota 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $138 to $288.

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

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $107 to $182Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $107 to $380
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $107professional $214

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$218.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$169.82
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$66.07

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 9th of 51

$209

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.