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Lower Spine X-ray, Bending Views

Tennessee 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?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $33.88 to $61.66.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $31 to $107
$50$100$200professional $40

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
$9.33
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$56.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$72.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$21.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$64.57
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$66.07

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 47th of 51

$39.81

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.