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Lower Spine X-ray, Bending Views

Iowa 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?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $38.02 to $195.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $32 to $251
$10$20$50$100$200professional $54

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
$10.23
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$91.20
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$169.82
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$48.98
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$117.49
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$199.53
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$165.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$39.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$125.89
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$104.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.92
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$75.86
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$95.50
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$83.18
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$21.38
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$63.10

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 16th of 51

$53.70

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.