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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 July 2026.

How much does Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging cost?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $107 to $257.

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 $191 · 10th to 90th $98 to $288
$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $191

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
$42.66
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$102.33
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
$107.15
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$104.71

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 6th of 51

$191

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.