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

Alaska 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?

$87.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $36.31 to $105.

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 $87 · 10th to 90th $26 to $145
$50$100$200professional $87

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
$32.36
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$75.86
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$144.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$75.86
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$95.50
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$72.44
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$144.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$102.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$38.02
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$131.83

Where Alaska sits

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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$87.10

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.