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Single-View Spine X-ray

Massachusetts 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?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $21.88 to $52.48.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $17 to $79
$20$50$100$200$500professional $29

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
$5.75
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$51.29
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$537.03
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$64.57
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$48.98
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$45.71
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$74.13
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$19.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$44.67
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$27.54
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$537.03
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$64.57
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$48.98

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 14th of 51

$28.84

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.