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Lower Spine X-ray, Bending Views

Washington, DC 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $38.90 to $95.50.

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 $42 · 10th to 90th $36 to $162
$50$100$200professional $42

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
$9.55
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$37.15
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$190.55
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$11.75
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$79.43
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$95.50
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$23.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$194.98

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 45th of 51

$41.69

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.