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

Georgia 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $32.36 to $66.07.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $29 to $93
$20$50$100$200professional $41

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
$8.71
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$56.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$67.61
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$18.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$51.29
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$58.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$109.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$35.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$102.33
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$52.48

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 21st of 51

$40.74

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.