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Lower Spine X-ray, Bending Views

Colorado 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?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $38.02 to $63.10.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $31 to $95
$50$100professional $43

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
$10.96
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$45.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$83.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$21.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$69.18
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$114.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$27.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$87.10
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$22.91
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$87.10
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$26.30
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$95.50

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 43rd of 51

$42.66

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.