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X-ray Study of Veins Around the Spinal Canal

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 75872

X-ray imaging of the network of veins lying in the space just outside the covering of the spinal cord, taken while contrast dye is injected so the vessels show up. Distortion or blockage of these veins can point to a disc, growth, or other mass pressing on the spine. This covers the imaging and the radiologist's reading.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does X-ray Study of Veins Around the Spinal Canal cost?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$178$117 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$1,380 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $5,012Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $91 to $288
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,479professional $178

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$5,011.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$588.84

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 2.9 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.

Rhode Island· 16th of 51

$204

AK $339FL $117

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.