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Lower Spine X-ray, Bending Views

Maryland 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?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $38.90 to $75.86.

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 $49 · 10th to 90th $34 to $204
$10$20$50$100$200professional $49

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
$6.17
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$112.20
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$47.86
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.30
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$63.10
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$67.61
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.60
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$70.79
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$66.07
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$16.22
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$50.12

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 26th of 51

$48.98

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.