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Sternum X-ray

North Dakota 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?

$58.88

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $58.88 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$58.88$39.81 to $77.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$33.11 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $33 to $117Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $32 to $93
$50$100$200facility $33professional $59

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
$33.11
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$57.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$169.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$218.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$45.71
4 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
$14.45
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$7.08
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$17.78

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 9th of 51

$58.88

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.