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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 July 2026.

How much does Shoulder X-ray, Single View cost?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $20.89 to $34.67.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $15 to $50
$10$20$50professional $25

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$27.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 2.8 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· 17th of 51

$24.55

AK $53.70FL $19.50

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.