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

Washington, DC 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?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $33.11 to $61.66.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $28 to $95
$50$100$200professional $34

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
$8.91
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$26.30
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$138.04
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.59
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$64.57
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$81.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$22.39
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$162.18

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 48th of 51

$33.88

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.