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Shoulder X-ray, Single View

Georgia 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$24.55$18.20 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$23.44 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $18 to $49Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $15 to $48
$20$50$100$200facility $32professional $25

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
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$37.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$42.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$14.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$14.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$72.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$33.11
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$38.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$70.79
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$22.39
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$63.10
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$33.11
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
$8.13
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$4.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.22

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 36th of 51

$24.55

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.