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Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging

New York 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?

$87.10

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $87.10 from a physician practice, and about $204 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$87.10$75.86 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$123 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $74 to $2,630Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $72 to $229
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $204professional $87

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$100.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$95.50
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$263.03
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$288.40
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$208.93
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$74.13
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$144.54
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$158.49
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$57.54
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$102.33
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$134.90
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$1,000.00
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$158.49
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$57.54
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$102.33
4 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
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$91.20
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$107.15

Where New York 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 York· 49th of 51

$87.10

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.