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Shoulder X-ray, Single View

Arizona 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$23.44$21.88 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$31.62 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $14 to $191Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $18 to $174
$10$20$50$100$200facility $50professional $23

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
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$26.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.50
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$10.96
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$28.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$173.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$23.99
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
$10.00
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 37th of 51

$23.99

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.