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Lower Spine X-ray, Bending Views

Alabama rates for HCPCS 72120

X-ray images of the lower back are taken while the patient bends forward and backward, showing how the vertebrae move in relation to each other. This helps a provider check for excess or abnormal motion between spinal bones, which can be a sign of instability. It focuses specifically on movement rather than a general structural view of the spine.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Lower Spine X-ray, Bending Views cost?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $34.67 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $30 to $69
$50$100$200professional $47

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
$10.23
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$43.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$44.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$13.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$95.50

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Alaska than in Oklahoma. 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.

Alabama· 37th of 51

$46.77

AK $107OK $37.15

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.