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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 October 2026.

How much does Unlisted X-Ray Imaging Study cost?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $398 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$234$60.26 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$200 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $100 to $437Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $50 to $832
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $398professional $234

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
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,238.72
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$63.10
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$234.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$467.74
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00

Where California sits

The same service costs 20.9 times more in New Hampshire 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· 3rd of 51

$398

NH $646DE $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.