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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 October 2026.

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

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $16.60 to $24.55.

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

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $38 to $38Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $15 to $34
$10$20$50facility $38professional $20

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
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$26.30
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$24.55
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$29.51
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
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
$15.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$32.36
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$36.31
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$11.48
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
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
$9.55
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$20.42

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.