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Lower Spine X-ray, Bending Views

Michigan 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 Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $41.69 to $69.18.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $35 to $166
$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
$12.59
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$61.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$38.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$17.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$52.48
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$77.62
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$28.84
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$87.10
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$22.91
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$64.57
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$77.62
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$18.62
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$151.36

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 28th 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.