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Shoulder X-ray, Single View

Tennessee 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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$27.54$19.50 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$29.51 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $29 to $81Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $17 to $186
$20$50$100facility $40professional $28

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
$16.22
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$22.39
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$40.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.30
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$30.20
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$186.21
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$27.54
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
$8.71
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$4.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.22

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 23rd of 51

$28.18

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.