Cervical or thoracic discography injection, per spinal level at St Luke's Methodist Hospital

Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

PR INJ,CERV/THORAC,FOR DISCOGRAPHY

Cedar Rapids, IA

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St Luke's Methodist Hospital’s median price of $273 is 71% below the median hospital's median price ($932), higher than 17% of the 1,490 hospitals reporting CPT 62291. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 62291 at St Luke's Methodist Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 13 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$130	$130	—	—	—	$130 – $130
2	Molina medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$133	$133	—	—	—	$133 – $133
3	Wellmark medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$133	$133	—	—	—	$133 – $133
4	Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$137	$137	—	—	—	$137 – $137
5	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$137	$137	—	—	—	$137 – $137
6	Wellmark commercial fee schedule · both	$273	$273	—	—	—	$273 – $273
7	Wellmark hmo fee schedule · both	$273	$273	—	—	—	$273 – $273
8	Wellmark ppo fee schedule · both	$321	$321	—	—	—	$321 – $321
9	Cigna commercial fee schedule · both	$347	$347	—	—	—	$347 – $347
10	Aetna hmo fee schedule · both	$377	$377	—	—	—	$377 – $377
11	Aetna ppo fee schedule · both	$450	$450	—	—	—	$450 – $450
12	UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · both	$503	$503	—	—	—	$503 – $503
13	UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · both	$503	$503	—	—	—	$503 – $503

Last updated: Jan 28, 2026

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