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Single-View Thigh X-ray

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 73551

This is an X-ray of the thigh bone taken from a single angle, used to evaluate the bone for fractures, alignment problems, or other abnormalities. A single view is used when a focused look at the bone is sufficient, such as for follow-up imaging.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Single-View Thigh X-ray cost?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $53.70 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$53.70$35.48 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$29.51 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $30 to $102Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $28 to $81
$20$50$100facility $30professional $54

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$51.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$186.21
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$51.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$40.74
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
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.85

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 3.8 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.

North Dakota· 9th of 51

$52.48

AK $87.10FL $22.91

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.