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

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $30.20 to $51.29.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $26 to $66
$20$50$100$200professional $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
$8.91
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$44.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$19.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$45.71
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$114.82
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$13.49
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$51.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$51.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.45
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$38.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$75.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$56.23
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$162.18
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$23.99
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$48.98

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 37th 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.