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Precision X-Ray Motion Study Of The Spine

California rates for HCPCS 0348T

Two X-ray images taken from different angles at the same moment are combined by computer to measure movement in the spine far more precisely than a standard X-ray allows. Small reference markers previously placed in the bone let the system calculate exactly how a vertebra or an implant has shifted. It is used to follow how securely a spinal implant or fusion is holding.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Precision X-Ray Motion Study Of The Spine cost?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $60.26 from a physician practice, and about $275 from a hospital or other facility.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$60.26$39.81 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$170 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $62 to $589Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $40 to $275
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $275professional $60

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$46.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$363.08
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$389.05
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$33.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$275.42
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$602.56
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$194.98

Where California sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in New York than in Pennsylvania. 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.

California· 5th of 51

$129

NY $309PA $38.90

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.