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Thoracic Spine X-ray, Four or More Views

Georgia 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?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $48.98 from a physician practice, and about $69.18 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$48.98$41.69 to $72.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$52.48 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $38 to $115Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $37 to $100
$20$50$100$200facility $69professional $49

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
$33.11
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$81.28
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$60.26
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$112.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$91.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$23.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$89.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$128.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$31.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$120.23
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$181.97
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$72.44
4 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
$16.60
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$33.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 32nd of 51

$50.12

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.