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Thoracic Spine X-ray, Four or More Views

New Jersey 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?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $102 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$45.71$38.02 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$63.10 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $38 to $479Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $35 to $81
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $102professional $46

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
$38.02
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$63.10
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$52.48
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$64.57
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$69.18
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$17.38
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$51.29
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$489.78
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$77.62
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$18.62
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$60.26
3 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
$15.14
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$37.15

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 37th of 51

$46.77

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.