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Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging

West 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 October 2026.

How much does Lower Back Disc Contrast Imaging cost?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $135 to $363.

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

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $229 to $3,715Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $91 to $550
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $195

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$251.19
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$416.87
1 more rate 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
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$125.89

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 7th of 51

$224

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.