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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 October 2026.

How much does Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging cost?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$126$83.18 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$363 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $83 to $9,333Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $47 to $214
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $4,169professional $126

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
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$158.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$9,332.54
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$134.90
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$125.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$363.08
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$213.80
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$69.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$186.21
2 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
$41.69
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 41st of 51

$126

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.