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Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging

Nebraska 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $105 to $234.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $98 to $708
$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $120

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
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$114.82
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
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$549.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$134.90
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$602.56
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$134.90
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$107.15

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 26th of 51

$120

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.