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

West 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $32.36 to $38.90.

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 $36 · 10th to 90th $30 to $54
$20$50$100professional $36

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
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$51.29
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$120.23
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$47.86

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 40th of 51

$36.31

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.