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Lower Spine X-ray, Bending Views

Illinois 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $36.31 to $72.44.

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 $52 · 10th to 90th $17 to $129
$20$50$100$200professional $52

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
$10.47
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$57.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$87.10
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$64.57
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$239.88
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$83.18
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$169.82
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$53.70
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.13
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$38.90
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$109.65

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 21st of 51

$52.48

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.