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

Missouri 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?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $33.11 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $29 to $178
$50$100$200professional $40

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
$14.45
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$131.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$58.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$16.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$21.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$57.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$93.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$44.67

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 25th of 51

$39.81

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.