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Sternum X-ray

Georgia 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 July 2026.

How much does Sternum X-ray cost?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $30.20 to $57.54.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $28 to $83
$20$50$100professional $37

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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$54.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$17.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$57.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$107.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$33.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$50.12

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 3.0 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.

Georgia· 25th of 51

$37.15

AK $85.11FL $28.84

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.