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Lower Spine X-ray, Bending Views

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $33.88 to $57.54.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $28 to $79
$50$100professional $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
$57.54
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$45.71

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 17th 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.