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Shoulder X-ray, Single View

New Jersey 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$22.91$19.50 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$24.55 to $224

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $19 to $363Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $18 to $42
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $55professional $23

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
$19.50
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$28.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$16.98
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$457.09
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$109.65
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$31.62
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$31.62
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.23
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$21.38
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$407.38
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$40.74
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$12.02
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.80
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
$8.91
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$5.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$19.95

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 42nd of 51

$22.91

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.