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Shoulder X-ray, Single View

Kentucky 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $19.50 to $32.36.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $15 to $42
$10$20$50$100professional $23

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
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$27.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.51
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$14.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$28.84
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$69.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$27.54

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 33rd of 51

$23.44

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.