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

Colorado 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $30.90 to $47.86.

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 $36 · 10th to 90th $26 to $71
$20$50$100professional $36

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
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$34.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$20.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$51.29
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$162.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$48.98
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$114.82
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.38
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$72.44
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$24.55
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$52.48

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 41st of 51

$36.31

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.