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Thoracic Spine X-ray, Four or More Views

Maine 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $54.95 from a physician practice, and about $209 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$54.95$48.98 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$166 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $132 to $6,310Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $43 to $89
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $209professional $55

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
$6,309.57
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$309.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$22.39
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$75.86
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$87.10
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$21.88
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$67.61
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$6,309.57
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$89.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$22.91
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$66.07
6 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
$15.49
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 23rd of 51

$54.95

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.