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Spine X-ray For Vertebral Fractures

Illinois 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?

$129

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $95.50 to $151.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $87 to $263Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $49 to $347
$50$100$200facility $126professional $151

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$85.11
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$346.74
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 3rd of 35

$129

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.