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Thoracic Spine X-ray, Four or More Views

Kansas 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?

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $54.95 from a physician practice, and about $162 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$54.95$43.65 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$162 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $120 to $170Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $42 to $288
$50$100$200$500facility $162professional $55

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
$31.62
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$95.50
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$52.48
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
$20.89
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$40.74

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 10th of 51

$70.79

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.