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

New Mexico 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $28.18 to $57.54.

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 $36 · 10th to 90th $18 to $178
$10$20$50$100$200professional $36

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
$14.13
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$45.71
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.90
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$77.62
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$21.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$51.29

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 42nd of 51

$36.31

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.