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Shoulder X-ray, Single View

Iowa 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 July 2026.

How much does Shoulder X-ray, Single View cost?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $18.62 to $42.66.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $16 to $123
$10$20$50$100professional $26

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$42.66
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$151.36
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$51.29
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$67.61
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$173.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$147.91
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$91.20
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$64.57
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$54.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$22.91
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$37.15
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$87.10
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$43.65
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.79
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$28.84

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.8 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.

Iowa· 13th of 51

$25.70

AK $53.70FL $19.50

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.