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Spine X-ray For Vertebral Fractures

Iowa rates for HCPCS 77082

A low-dose X-ray image of the spine used to check whether any spinal bones have already collapsed or fractured, often taken at the same visit as a bone density scan. Fractures found this way can be present without ever having caused obvious symptoms.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Spine X-ray For Vertebral Fractures cost?

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $56.23 to $85.11.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $45 to $234Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $55 to $129
$50$100$200facility $58professional $76

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$77.62
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Arizona than in Florida. 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.

Iowa· 8th of 35

$64.57

AZ $129FL $23.99

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.