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Thoracic Spine X-ray, Four or More Views

Mississippi 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 Mississippi, 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 $158 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$38.02 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$158 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $98 to $174Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $33 to $74
$50$100$200facility $158professional $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
$35.48
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$61.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$51.29
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$61.66
2 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
$33.88
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$17.38

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 24th 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.