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Shoulder X-ray, Single View

Mississippi 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?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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$29.51$19.05 to $38.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$95.50 to $105

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $21 to $110Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $17 to $40
$20$50$100facility $95professional $30

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
$19.05
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$26.92
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.76
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$24.55
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$27.54
2 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
$16.60
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$8.32

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 21st of 51

$29.51

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.