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Thoracic Spine X-ray, Four or More Views

Maryland 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $39.81 to $50.12.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $49 to $56Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $36 to $74
$20$50$100facility $49professional $46

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
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$54.95
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$50.12
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.30
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$60.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$72.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$17.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$72.44
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$74.13
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$17.78
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$56.23
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
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 39th of 51

$45.71

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.