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Lower Spine X-ray, Bending Views

Virginia 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $38.02 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $32 to $79
$20$50$100$200professional $46

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
$9.55
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$79.43
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$58.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$165.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.79
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$66.07
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$61.66
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$45.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$89.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$66.07
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$186.21
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$24.55
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$66.07

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 38th of 51

$45.71

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.