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Lower Spine X-ray, Bending Views

Missouri 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $38.90 to $81.28.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $32 to $229
$10$20$50$100$200professional $48

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
$10.23
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$162.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$15.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$22.39
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$70.79
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$117.49
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$87.10

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 29th of 51

$47.86

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.