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Sternum X-ray

North Carolina 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $41.69 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$41.69$31.62 to $56.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$29.51 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $30 to $145Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $30 to $74
$50$100facility $42professional $42

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
$8.51
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$61.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$48.98
19 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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$85.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$70.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$44.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$17.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.59
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$69.18

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 21st of 51

$41.69

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.