go back

Thoracic Spine X-ray, Four or More Views

Delaware 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?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $44.67 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$44.67$40.74 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$45.71 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $44 to $195Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $35 to $69
$50$100facility $71professional $45

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$57.54
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$89.13
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$69.18
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
$21.88
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 42nd of 51

$44.67

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.