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

North Dakota 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $33.88 to $79.43.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $32 to $89
$50$100professional $51

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
$10.96
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$60.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$93.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$60.26

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 10th of 51

$51.29

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.