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Shoulder X-ray, Single View

Michigan 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.12 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$25.12$22.39 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$31.62 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $25 to $178Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $19 to $68
$20$50$100$200facility $62professional $25

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.39
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$34.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.59
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$37.15
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$263.03
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$17.78
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$134.90
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$31.62
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.47
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$20.89
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$52.48
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$15.14
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$20.42
9 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
$10.47
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.50
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$42.66
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$37.15

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 34th of 51

$25.70

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.