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Shoulder X-ray, Single View

Virginia 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$23.44$17.78 to $28.84
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$17.38 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $10 to $138Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $15 to $35
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $30professional $23

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
$20.89
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$112.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$29.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$23.44
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$24.55
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$9.77
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$26.92
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$31.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$42.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$31.62
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$107.15
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$47.86
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.98
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$30.20
4 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
$10.47
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
27 · Multiple hospital visits
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 40th of 51

$23.44

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.