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Shoulder X-ray, Single View

Indiana 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.12 from a physician practice, and about $174 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$25.12$20.42 to $28.84
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$28.18 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $23 to $355Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $18 to $39
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $174professional $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
$19.50
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$30.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$13.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$57.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$24.55
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$20.89
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$31.62
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,137.96
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$41.69
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$14.13
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.18
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
$9.77
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$4.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.60

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 33rd of 51

$25.70

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.