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Thoracic Spine X-ray, Four or More Views

South 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 October 2026.

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

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $50.12 from a physician practice, and about $186 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$50.12$40.74 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$120 to $269

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $83 to $309Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $36 to $74
$50$100$200$500facility $186professional $50

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
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$41.69
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$64.57
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$81.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$25.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$57.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$60.26
8 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
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$30.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.22
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$11.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$11.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$11.48

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 28th of 51

$52.48

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.