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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 October 2026.

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

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $34.67 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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$34.67$21.38 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$43.65 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $37 to $234Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $14 to $55
$10$20$50$100$200facility $63professional $35

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
$19.05
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$42.66
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$77.62
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$30.90
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$46.77
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$173.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$147.91
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$54.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.05
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$37.15
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$91.20
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$26.92
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$43.65
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.79
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$28.84
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
$9.33
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$16.60

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 10th of 51

$37.15

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.