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Single-View Spine X-ray

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $21.38 to $43.65.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $19 to $76
$20$50$100$200professional $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
$6.92
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$41.69
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$47.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$19.50
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$33.88
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 26th 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.