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Lower Spine X-ray, Bending Views

Minnesota 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?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $57.54 to $112.

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 $81 · 10th to 90th $40 to $151
$50$100$200professional $81

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
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$93.33
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$81.28
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$97.72
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$24.55
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$117.49
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$213.80

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$81.28

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.