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X-ray of the Mid-to-Lower Back Transition

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 72080

This X-ray study focuses on the section of the spine where the middle back and lower back meet, using images taken from a couple of different angles. It's used to evaluate alignment, injury, or degenerative changes in that transition area. It may be ordered after a fall, for chronic back pain, or as part of a broader look at spinal alignment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does X-ray of the Mid-to-Lower Back Transition cost?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $32.36 to $64.57.

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 73 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $26 to $117
$10$20$50$100$200professional $40

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
$8.91
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$57.54

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

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AK $87.10TX $30.90

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.