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Shoulder X-ray, Single View

New Mexico 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $269 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$20.42$14.79 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$89.13 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $26 to $479Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $7 to $36
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $269professional $20

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
$15.85
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$27.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$33.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$32.36
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$43.65
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$12.30
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$30.20
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
$7.94
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 44th of 51

$21.88

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.