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Shoulder X-ray, Single View

Arkansas 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?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $75.86 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$28.18$26.92 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$75.86$75.86 to $105

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $34 to $107Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $23 to $38
$20$50$100$200facility $76professional $28

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
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.99
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$35.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$22.39
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$26.30
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$40.74
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$14.79
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$27.54
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
$9.33
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 19th of 51

$29.51

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.