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Unlisted X-Ray Imaging Study

California rates for HCPCS 76499

Covers a diagnostic imaging study using X-rays that has no standard named entry of its own. It is used when the examination performed does not match any of the established named X-ray studies, so the doctor supplies a written description of exactly what was done and why.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Unlisted X-Ray Imaging Study cost?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $224 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$724$724 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$77.62 to $437

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $52 to $1,820Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $398 to $724
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $224professional $724

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
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,238.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$436.52
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00

Where California sits

The same service costs 23.4 times more in Iowa than in Delaware. 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.

California· 10th of 50

$339

IA $724DE $30.90

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.