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Shoulder X-ray, Single View

Minnesota 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?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $41.69 from a physician practice, and about $234 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$41.69$32.36 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$61.66 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $22 to $324Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $22 to $102
$20$50$100$200$500facility $234professional $42

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
$21.88
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$46.77
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$169.82
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$54.95
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$114.82
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$63.10
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$20.89
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$42.66
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$173.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$42.66
5 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.95

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$44.67

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.