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Lower Spine X-ray, Bending Views

Kentucky 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?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 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 $45 · 10th to 90th $31 to $204
$10$20$50$100$200professional $45

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
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$79.43
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$38.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$19.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$20.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$57.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$151.36
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$53.70

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 42nd of 51

$44.67

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.