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Spine X-ray For Vertebral Fractures

North Carolina 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?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $41.69 to $77.62.

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 $47 · 10th to 90th $34 to $79Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $50 to $129
$50$100$200facility $47professional $129

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$85.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$67.61
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$234.42
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 23rd of 35

$50.12

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.