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Shoulder X-ray, Single View

Delaware 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $91.20 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$21.88$20.89 to $28.84
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$91.20$34.67 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $21 to $251Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $18 to $39
$20$50$100$200facility $91professional $22

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.70
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$269.15
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$30.90
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
$10.47
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 45th of 51

$21.88

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.