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Unlisted X-Ray Imaging Study

North Carolina 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?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $15.85 to $251.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $107 to $550Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $16 to $251
$20$50$100$200$500facility $339professional $16

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$112.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$50.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$34.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$34.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$34.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
1 more rate 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
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 39th of 51

$100

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.