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Lower Back X-Ray, Two or Three Views

Alaska rates for HCPCS 72100

An X-ray of the lower spine taken from a couple of different angles to evaluate the bones of the lower back and their alignment. It's used to look for fractures, arthritis, disc space narrowing, or alignment problems following injury or with ongoing lower back pain. Multiple angles give a fuller picture than a single image alone.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Lower Back X-Ray, Two or Three Views cost?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $589 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$107$69.18 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$148 to $692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $117 to $759Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $44 to $162
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $589professional $107

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$120.23
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$758.58
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$158.49
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$60.26
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$112.20
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$478.63
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$120.23

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 12.6 times more in Vermont than in Florida. 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.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$117

VT $389FL $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.