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Shoulder X-ray, Single View

Missouri 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?

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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$27.54$21.88 to $38.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$30.90 to $166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $22 to $288Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $19 to $174
$20$50$100$200$500facility $46professional $28

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
$18.62
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$25.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$23.99
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$42.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10.72
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$26.92
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$26.30
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
$9.12
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$18.20

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 27th of 51

$27.54

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.