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

Maine 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?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $37.15 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $26 to $89
$20$50$100professional $47

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
$12.30
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$46.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$61.66
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$104.71
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$28.84
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$70.79
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$79.43
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$26.30
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$60.26

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 14th of 51

$46.77

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.