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

North Carolina 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?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $30.20 to $74.13.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $28 to $148
$10$20$50$100$200professional $44

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
$9.12
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$67.61
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$85.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$25.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$63.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$51.29
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$288.40
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 15th of 51

$43.65

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.