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Standing X-ray Of The Mid To Lower Back

California rates for HCPCS 72069

X-ray of the region where the mid-back meets the lower back, taken with the patient standing so the spine is bearing weight. Standing images show how the spine lines up and how a curve behaves under load.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Standing X-ray Of The Mid To Lower Back cost?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $48.98 to $195.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $38 to $158Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $195 to $195
$50$100$200$500facility $56professional $195

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$95.50
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$75.86
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70

Where California sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in Massachusetts 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.

California· 11th of 35

$72.44

MA $195FL $26.30

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.