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

Tennessee 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 Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $29.51 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 $35 · 10th to 90th $26 to $89
$20$50$100$200professional $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
$8.71
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$48.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$58.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$17.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$50.12
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$45.71

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 45th 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.