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Lower Spine X-ray, Bending Views

Montana 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?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $45.71 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $35 to $209
$10$20$50$100$200professional $54

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$74.13
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$109.65
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$109.65
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$24.55
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$85.11

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 15th of 51

$53.70

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.