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Thoracic Spine X-ray, Four or More Views

North Carolina 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 July 2026.

How much does Thoracic Spine X-ray, Four or More Views cost?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $38.90 to $85.11.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $32 to $240
$50$100$200professional $50

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$93.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$64.57
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$66.07
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$371.54
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$281.84

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

North Carolina· 19th of 51

$50.12

AK $112FL $38.02

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.