go back

Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging

Ohio 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $490 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$135$93.33 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$200 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $162 to $5,888Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $59 to $251
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $490professional $135

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
$104.71
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$229.09
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$338.84
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$81.28
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$213.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$190.55
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$194.98
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$64.57
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$245.47
6 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$91.20

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 34th of 51

$138

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.