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Lower Spine X-ray, Bending Views

Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $41.69 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $32 to $162
$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
$8.71
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$123.03
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$269.15
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$123.03
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$91.20
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$85.11
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$131.83
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$28.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$85.11
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$66.07
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$269.15
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$123.03
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$97.72

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 18th 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.