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

Utah 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $33.11 to $74.13.

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 $41 · 10th to 90th $30 to $178
$20$50$100$200professional $41

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
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$50.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$60.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$69.18
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.30
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$45.71
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$56.23
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.60
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$39.81
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$42.66

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 24th of 51

$40.74

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.