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

Maryland 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?

$38.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.02 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $30.90 to $51.29.

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 $38 · 10th to 90th $28 to $174
$50$100$200professional $38

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
$5.75
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$50.12
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$39.81
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$11.48
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$51.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$56.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$52.48
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$56.23
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$15.14
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$41.69

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 31st of 51

$38.02

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.