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

Connecticut 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $33.11 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $26 to $107
$50$100$200professional $42

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
$13.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$21.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$75.86
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$57.54
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$21.38
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$52.48
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$60.26

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 20th of 51

$41.69

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.