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

Minnesota 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?

$67.61

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $67.61 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $42.66 to $93.33.

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 $68 · 10th to 90th $33 to $126
$50$100$200professional $68

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
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$77.62
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$75.86
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$83.18
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$23.99
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$58.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$93.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$83.18

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$67.61

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.