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Lower Spine X-ray, Bending Views

West 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?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $37.15 to $48.98.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $36 to $68
$20$50$100$200professional $43

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
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$60.26
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$151.36
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$27.54
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$64.57

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 44th of 51

$42.66

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.