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

Montana 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 Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $35.48 to $64.57.

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 $41 · 10th to 90th $30 to $191
$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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$61.66
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$91.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.50
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$93.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$23.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$40.74

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 22nd 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.