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Sternum X-ray

Louisiana 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $29.51 to $40.74.

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 $35 · 10th to 90th $23 to $52
$20$50professional $35

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
$10.96
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$36.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$8.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.88
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$35.48

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 29th of 51

$35.48

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.