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Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging

Vermont 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?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $75.86 to $135.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $76 to $151
$100$200$500professional $132

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$131.83
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$398.11
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$104.71

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 18th of 51

$132

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.