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Thoracic Spine X-ray, Four or More Views

North Dakota 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?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $50.12 to $102.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $44 to $65Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $42 to $132
$50$100$200facility $44professional $78

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
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$67.61
4 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
$21.88
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.33
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.44

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 9th of 51

$77.62

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.