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Shoulder X-ray, Single View

Connecticut 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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$27.54$22.91 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$38.02 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $29 to $95Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $16 to $41
$10$20$50$100$200facility $52professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$24.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$89.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$39.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$33.88
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$37.15
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$223.87
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$29.51
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
$8.91
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 24th of 51

$28.18

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.