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Lower Spine X-ray, Bending Views

New Mexico 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 New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $32.36 to $63.10.

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 $11 to $204
$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
$13.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$162.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$60.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$45.71
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$91.20
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$22.39
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$95.50

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 30th 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.