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Lower Spine X-ray, Bending Views

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $37.15 to $51.29.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $30 to $78
$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
$12.59
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$47.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$63.10
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$42.66
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$50.12

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 41st 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.