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Precision X-Ray Motion Study, Arm

California rates for HCPCS 0349T

A highly precise X-ray study of a bone or joint implant in the arm. Two X-ray images are taken at the same moment and a computer measures the positions of tiny markers set in the bone, detecting movement far smaller than an ordinary X-ray can show — used to check whether an implant is loosening or a bone repair is shifting.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Precision X-Ray Motion Study, Arm cost?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $309 from a hospital or other facility.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$186$48.98 to $977
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$309$214 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $166 to $692Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $40 to $1,148
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $309professional $186

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$186.21
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$389.05
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$162.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$602.56
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$371.54

Where California sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in North Carolina than in Montana. 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.

California· 22nd of 51

$191

NC $363MT $57.54

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.