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Lower Spine X-ray, Bending Views

North Carolina 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $35.48 to $110.

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 $52 · 10th to 90th $32 to $204
$10$20$50$100$200professional $52

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
$9.77
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$102.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$79.43
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$79.43
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$83.18
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$338.84
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$257.04

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 22nd of 51

$52.48

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.