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Shoulder X-ray, Single View

Kansas 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.84 from a physician practice, and about $105 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$28.84$21.88 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$105 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $51 to $115Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $20 to $174
$20$50$100$200facility $105professional $29

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
$24.55
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$18.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$45.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$173.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$24.55
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
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$19.95

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 11th of 51

$36.31

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.