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Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging

Virginia 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $95.50 to $178.

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 $120 · 10th to 90th $81 to $263
$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $120

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
$35.48
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$234.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$79.43
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$1,071.52
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$85.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$177.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$58.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$537.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$89.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$398.11
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$446.68
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$83.18

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 24th of 51

$120

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.