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Thoracic Spine X-ray, Four or More Views

Rhode Island 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?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $56.23 from a physician practice, and about $219 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$56.23$44.67 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$158 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $93 to $257Professionalmedian $56 · 10th to 90th $41 to $76
$50$100$200$500facility $219professional $56

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$18.20
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$53.70
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
$19.05
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 20th of 51

$56.23

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.