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Sternum X-ray

Maryland 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?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $29.51 to $45.71.

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 $34 · 10th to 90th $26 to $155
$10$20$50$100$200professional $34

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
$5.37
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$74.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$38.02
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$11.48
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$48.98
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$53.70
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$14.45
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$51.29
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$54.95
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$14.13
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$40.74

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 39th of 51

$33.88

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.