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Shoulder X-ray, Single View

Rhode Island 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?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $158 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$26.92$23.44 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$105 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $93 to $204Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $22 to $40
$20$50$100$200facility $158professional $27

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$23.99
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
$9.12
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 29th of 51

$26.92

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.