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Shoulder X-ray, Single View

Alabama rates for HCPCS 73020

This is a basic X-ray exam of the shoulder, capturing a single image to check the joint and surrounding bone. It can help identify fractures, dislocations, or arthritis, though a single image provides less detail than a study using multiple angles. It's often used for a quick initial look or a focused follow-up check.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Shoulder X-ray, Single View cost?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.99 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$23.99$19.50 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$83.18 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $83 to $105Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $15 to $31
$20$50$100$200facility $83professional $24

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
$19.50
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$20.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.60
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$9.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.00
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
12 + 32 · Mandated service + 81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$20.42
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
$9.55
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Alabama· 35th of 51

$24.55

AK $64.57FL $17.38

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.