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

South 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?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $30.20 to $63.10.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $28 to $78
$20$50$100professional $37

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
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$47.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$60.26
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$17.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$47.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$48.98

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 38th of 51

$37.15

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.