What do insurers pay for CPT 72110?

Across commercial payer filings nationally, the observed median contracted rate for CPT 72110 (X-ray, lumbar spine, 4+ views) is $53.59, with a 25th-to-90th percentile range of $28.15 to $119.62, from 5,599,661 published rate observations. Modeled from public filings, not guaranteed.

What is the range of rates for CPT 72110?

The observed distribution runs from a 25th percentile of $28.15 to a 90th percentile of $119.62, with a median of $53.59. This is a national spread across payers; local, payer-specific rates vary.

How does the commercial rate for CPT 72110 compare to Medicare?

The observed commercial median of $53.59 is about 100% of Medicare's national non-facility rate of $53.44 for CPT 72110.

Where does this CPT 72110 rate data come from?

From the machine-readable files insurers are federally required to publish under the Transparency in Coverage Rule (45 CFR §147.212), joined to the CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. No patient data is used.

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72110: X-ray, lumbar spine, 4+ views

What commercial payers pay · observed distribution across payer filings · 5,599,661 rate observations

$53.59 observed median. Across commercial payer filings nationally, CPT 72110 (X-ray, lumbar spine, 4+ views) shows an observed contracted-rate distribution with a median of $53.59 (25th percentile $28.15, 75th $80.31, 90th $119.62), from 5,599,661 published rate observations, about 100% of Medicare. As of 2026-07-24. Documented from public Transparency-in-Coverage filings, modeled and not guaranteed.

National rate distribution · 5,599,661 published rate observations

25th pct

$28.15

Median

$53.59

75th pct

$80.31

90th pct

$119.62

25th pct$28.15

Median$53.59

75th pct$80.31

90th pct$119.62

Medicare$53.44

Basis: national, across payer filings Source: federal Transparency-in-Coverage filings As of: 2026-07-24

The national median commercial rate observed for CPT 72110 (X-ray, lumbar spine, 4+ views) is $53.59, from 5,599,661 published rate records across payers.Source: the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule (45 CFR §147.212), which compels payers to publish these rates
The observed spread runs from a 25th percentile of $28.15 to a 90th percentile of $119.62: a 325% difference between the low and high of the distribution for the same code.Source: 45 CFR §147.212 (Transparency in Coverage)
Medicare's national non-facility rate for CPT 72110 is $53.44, so the observed commercial median of $53.59 is about 100% of Medicare.Source: CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
This is a national distribution across payers, not a local or payer-specific benchmark. What a specific provider is actually paid depends on its own contracts and local market; a RateScore measures that against local peers.Source: Reddenda methodology
A federal No Surprises Act arbitrator may weigh up to four plan years of a provider's own contracted rate history and local market share when resolving a payment dispute over this code.Source: 45 CFR §149.510(c)(4)(iii)(B) (No Surprises Act IDR)

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Documented reimbursement opportunity, modeled from published rates and never a guaranteed outcome.

Observed distribution across payer filings nationally, modeled from public rates and never guaranteed. This is not a local peer median or a RateScore: those measure a specific provider against its local peers and its own payers. Basis: CMS-descriptor CPT 72110 across indexed commercial payer files. Federal citation for the underlying obligation: 45 CFR §147.212. As of 2026-07-24; page generated 2026-07-24 17:57 UTC.