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Shoulder X-ray, Single View

Utah 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?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $174 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$26.30$23.44 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$33.88 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $26 to $269Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $18 to $43
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $174professional $26

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
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$25.70
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$60.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$269.15
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$44.67
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.14
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$29.51
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$83.18
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$25.70
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
$10.96
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 22nd of 51

$28.84

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.