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Thoracic Spine X-ray, Four or More Views

Minnesota 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?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $138 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$85.11$61.66 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$138$45.71 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $46 to $372Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $46 to $209
$20$50$100$200$500facility $138professional $85

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
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$109.65
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$354.81
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$89.13
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$263.03
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$131.83
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$33.88
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$97.72
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$354.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$97.72
5 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$39.81

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$85.11

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.