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

Nebraska 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 Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $67.61 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $36.31 to $141.

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 $68 · 10th to 90th $32 to $195
$20$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
$32.36
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$131.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$81.28
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$20.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$74.13
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
$38.02
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$93.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$208.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$117.49
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$33.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$83.18
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$117.49
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$33.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$83.18
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$56.23

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 3rd 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.