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Shoulder X-ray, Single View

Colorado 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?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$31.62$23.44 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$38.02 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $28 to $162Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $20 to $51
$20$50$100$200facility $56professional $32

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
$22.91
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$25.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$112.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$17.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$34.67
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$46.77
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$50.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$16.60
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.11
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$47.86
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.20
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
$9.33
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$42.66

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 14th of 51

$31.62

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.