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Portable X-ray Equipment Setup

North Carolina rates for HCPCS Q0092

Set-up portable x-ray equipment

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Portable X-ray Equipment Setup cost?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.12 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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 7 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$25.12$22.39 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$21.88 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $18 to $49Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $19 to $71
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $26professional $25

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
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$34.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$50.12
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$229.09

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $25.12 · 20th of 51
AK $45.71KY $19.05

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.