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Thoracic Spine X-ray, Four or More Views

Virginia 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?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $48.98 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$48.98$41.69 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$33.88 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $14 to $234Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $35 to $72
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $56professional $49

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
$35.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$234.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$50.12
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$58.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.49
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$58.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$64.57
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.22
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$47.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$70.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$58.88
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$194.98
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$87.10
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$24.55
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$61.66
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
$17.78
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
27 · Multiple hospital visits
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 36th of 51

$48.98

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.