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Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging

South Dakota 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $126 to $263.

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 $195 · 10th to 90th $100 to $331
$100$200$500professional $195

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
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$114.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$549.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$234.42
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$100.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$213.80
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$93.33
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 4th of 51

$195

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.