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

Arkansas 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $27.54 to $41.69.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $23 to $58
$50$100professional $35

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
$14.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$39.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$58.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.11
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$43.65
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.88
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$43.65

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 44th of 51

$35.48

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.