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Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging

New Hampshire 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $135 to $251.

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 $182 · 10th to 90th $79 to $324
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kprofessional $182

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
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$61.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$295.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$114.82
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$323.59
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$123.03
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.90

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

New Hampshire $182 · 7th of 51
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.