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Sternum X-ray

Delaware rates for HCPCS 71120

This X-ray study focuses on the breastbone (sternum), using at least two images taken from different angles. It's commonly used to check for a fracture or other injury to this bone, often after chest trauma.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Sternum X-ray cost?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$33.11$28.84 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$48.98 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $33 to $155Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $27 to $56
$20$50$100facility $52professional $33

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
$33.11
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$39.81
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$177.83
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$51.29
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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 3.5 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.

Delaware· 42nd of 51

$33.88

AK $95.50FL $26.92

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.