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Thoracic Spine X-ray, Four or More Views

Kentucky 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?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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$43.65$40.74 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$37.15 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $17 to $78Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $33 to $76
$10$20$50$100$200facility $41professional $44

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
$37.15
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$45.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$51.29
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$44.67
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$158.49
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$45.71
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
$20.42
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 44th of 51

$43.65

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.