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Lower Spine X-ray, Bending Views

South 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $33.11 to $52.48.

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 $42 · 10th to 90th $32 to $79
$50$100$200professional $42

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
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$47.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$70.79
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$63.10

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 46th of 51

$41.69

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.