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Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging

Oregon 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $132 to $282.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $91 to $331
$100$200$500professional $204

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
$64.57
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$114.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$309.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$102.33
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$398.11
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$117.49
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$134.90
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$323.59
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$114.82
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,370.32
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$316.23
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$114.82

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 3rd of 51

$204

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.