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Thoracic Spine X-ray, Four or More Views

Illinois 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $129 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$51.29$35.48 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$72.44 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $50 to $324Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $17 to $83
$20$50$100$200$500facility $129professional $51

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
$38.02
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$47.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$53.70
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$204.17
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$67.61
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$141.25
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$58.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$57.54
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
$18.62
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 29th of 51

$52.48

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.