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

New Jersey 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $29.51 to $48.98.

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 $35 · 10th to 90th $26 to $79
$20$50$100professional $35

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
$30.90
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$43.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$37.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$51.29
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$60.26
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.22
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$43.65
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$69.18
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$21.38
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$46.77

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 46th of 51

$35.48

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.