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Single-View Spine X-ray

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 72020

This is a single X-ray image of the spine at one specified level, used for a quick, targeted look rather than a full series of views. It can help check alignment or spot an obvious problem such as a compression fracture at a specific spot in the spine.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Single-View Spine X-ray cost?

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $21.38 to $29.51.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $17 to $37
$20$50professional $26

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$26.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$18.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$11.22
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.44
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$24.55

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.8 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.

Louisiana· 25th of 51

$26.30

AK $58.88FL $20.89

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.