$338.51
Use 62290 for lumbar discs; 62291 applies to cervical or thoracic discography.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
62290 Discography Medicare reimbursement rates in Minnesota
Reports contrast injection into lumbar intervertebral discs to assess disc structure and help evaluate suspected disc-related low back pain. Compare 62290 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Minnesota.
Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.
What does Medicare pay for 62290 in Minnesota?
Minnesota has 1 payment locality in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the payment area shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$371.61
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Minnesota
One mapped payment locality.
Facility setting
$137.55
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Minnesota
One mapped payment locality.
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Diagnostic spine procedure
About 62290: Lumbar discography injection
Reports contrast injection into lumbar intervertebral discs to assess disc structure and help evaluate suspected disc-related low back pain.
A clinician places a needle into one or more lumbar intervertebral discs and injects contrast while imaging guides the procedure. The resulting disc appearance and the patient’s response can help evaluate a suspected discogenic source of persistent axial low back pain. Radiologists and interventional spine or pain specialists commonly perform discography in office or facility settings as part of diagnostic workup and treatment planning.
Report the service for each lumbar disc level injected; documentation should identify the levels, needle placement, contrast injection, and findings. When separately performed and documented, the radiological supervision and interpretation service is represented by 72295. The 0-day global period includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care. For procedures performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery, and co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 62290
- Global period
- Minor procedure with a 0-day global period: same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included.
- Multiple procedures
- Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral adjustment does not apply; the descriptor or anatomy makes modifier 50 inappropriate.
- Assistant at surgery
- Statutory restriction: assistant at surgery is not paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU2.93 · 26%
- Practice expense (office) RVU7.89 · 71%
- Malpractice RVU0.26 · 2%
3.6K
Medicare services in 2024 · #2051 by national volume
This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.
62290 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Minnesota, from the same CMS release.
$255.45
62290 involves contrast injection for discography. 62267 describes percutaneous aspiration of disc material, not contrast discography.
$123.78
62290 reports the disc injection procedure. 72295 reports the radiological supervision and interpretation for lumbar discography.
Compare 62290 by payment locality
Find the payment area for your service address, then open its rate page for calculation inputs, release history and the percentage-of-Medicare tool. A city may cross payment-area boundaries; the ZIP lookup above helps resolve the location.
1 of 1 payment localities
Minnesota →
Office / nonfacility
$371.61
Facility
$137.55
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How this local rate is calculated
Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 62290 in Minnesota.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
6,956
- Code
- 62290
- Physician work
- 2.93
- Practice expense
- 7.89
- Malpractice
- 0.26
GPCI2026.csv
66
- Locality
- Minnesota
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 1.029
- Malpractice
- 0.296
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 2.93 | × 1.000 | 2.9300 |
| Practice expense | 7.89 | × 1.029 | 8.1188 |
| Malpractice | 0.26 | × 0.296 | 0.0770 |
| Total RVUs | 11.1258 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Minnesota$371.61
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 2.93 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 7.89 | 1.029 |
| Malpractice | 0.26 | 0.296 |
(2.93 × 1 + 7.89 × 1.029 + 0.26 × 0.296) × $33.4009 = $371.61
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 2.93 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 1.08 | 1.029 |
| Malpractice | 0.26 | 0.296 |
(2.93 × 1 + 1.08 × 1.029 + 0.26 × 0.296) × $33.4009 = $137.55
The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.
62290 billing questions
How is 62290 distinguished from 62291?
62290 is for discography at lumbar levels. Use 62291 for cervical or thoracic levels.
Is the imaging interpretation reported with the injection?
When the radiological supervision and interpretation is performed and documented, 72295 represents the lumbar discography imaging service. The injection and imaging interpretation describe distinct parts of the procedure.
How many units should be reported?
Report the lumbar disc levels injected, with documentation identifying each level. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the standard multiple-procedure reduction applies.
Can modifier 50 be used for multiple lumbar levels?
No. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code; document the individual lumbar levels treated.
What same-day services are included in the global period?
The 0-day global period includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service, and co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
6,95362282,,Treat spinal canal lesion,A,,2.27,7.77,,1.40,,0.21,10.25,3.88,0,010,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,95462284,,Injection for myelogram,A,,1.50,3.73,,0.49,,0.16,5.39,2.15,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,95562287,,Dcmprn pq nuc pul 1/mlt lmbr,A,,9.03,6.02,NA,6.02,,0.93,15.98,15.98,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,95662290,,Njx px discography lumbar,A,,2.93,7.89,,1.08,,0.26,11.08,4.27,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,95762291,,Njx px discography crv/thrc,A,,2.84,7.02,,0.92,,0.24,10.10,4.00,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,95862292,,Njx chemonucleolysis lmbr,A,,9.24,5.07,NA,5.07,,0.96,15.27,15.27,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,95962294,,Injection into spinal artery,A,,12.55,10.76,NA,10.76,,5.29,28.60,28.60,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6314212,MA,99,REST OF MASSACHUSETTS,1.016,1.053,0.797
6408202,MI,01,DETROIT,1.000,0.965,1.686
6508202,MI,99,REST OF MICHIGAN,1.000,0.913,1.129
6606202,MN,00,MINNESOTA,1.000,1.029,0.296
6707302,MS,00,MISSISSIPPI,1.000,0.861,0.739
6805302,MO,02,METROPOLITAN KANSAS CITY,1.000,0.939,0.977
6905302,MO,01,METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS,1.000,0.952,1.002