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Shoulder X-ray, Single View

Maine 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?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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$26.92$23.99 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$23.99 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $24 to $98Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $21 to $44
$20$50$100facility $26professional $27

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
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$28.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$144.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$41.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$14.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$32.36
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$41.69
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$14.79
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$28.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.30
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$43.65
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$13.49
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$29.51
7 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
$8.91
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$61.66
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 28th of 51

$26.92

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.