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Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging

New Mexico 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $83.18 to $141.

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 $115 · 10th to 90th $71 to $251
$50$100$200$500professional $115

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
$56.23
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$141.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$77.62
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$97.72
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$85.11

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 33rd of 51

$115

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.