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

Vermont 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 Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $23.44 to $40.74.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $23 to $55
$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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$79.43
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$83.18
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$63.10

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 36th 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.