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Shoulder X-ray, Single View

Maryland 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $19.05 to $28.18.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $14 to $43
$10$20$50$100professional $22

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
$4.17
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$30.20
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$25.70
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.91
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$31.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$34.67
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$11.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$32.36
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$35.48
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$11.22
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$23.99

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 41st of 51

$21.88

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.