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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 October 2026.

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

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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$22.91$19.50 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$18.20 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $10 to $35Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $16 to $39
$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $23

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$19.95
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$24.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$26.92
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$38.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$11.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$57.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$26.30
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$25.70
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$104.71
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
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$69.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$22.39
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
$9.12
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$5.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$16.22

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 41st of 51

$22.91

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.