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Lower Spine X-ray, Bending Views

South Dakota 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?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $47.86 to $87.10.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $38 to $98
$50$100professional $63

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
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$83.18
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$91.20
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$117.49
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$199.53
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$95.50
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$69.18
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$79.43
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$20.89
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$72.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$85.11
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 9th of 51

$63.10

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.