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

Arizona 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. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $33.11 to $53.70.

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 $40 · 10th to 90th $29 to $151
$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
$28.84
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$54.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$33.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$104.71
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
$28.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$52.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$93.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$41.69

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 27th of 51

$39.81

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.