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Thoracic Spine X-ray, Four or More Views

Colorado rates for HCPCS 72074

This is an X-ray study of the thoracic spine, the section of the backbone in the middle of the back, using four or more images taken from different angles. The additional views give a more thorough look at the vertebrae than a basic two-view study, helping identify fractures, alignment problems, or degenerative changes. It's often ordered for more involved back concerns than a simpler thoracic spine X-ray would address.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Thoracic Spine X-ray, Four or More Views cost?

$66.07

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $64.57 from a physician practice, and about $115 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$64.57$47.86 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$115$85.11 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $115 · 10th to 90th $58 to $229Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $41 to $105
$50$100$200$500facility $115professional $65

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
$47.86
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$27.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$70.79
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$95.50
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$102.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$25.70
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$75.86
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$97.72
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$64.57
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Colorado· 12th of 51

$66.07

AK $129UT $33.11

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.