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Sternum X-ray

New Hampshire 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $166 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$47.86$40.74 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$79.43 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $32 to $257Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $32 to $93
$50$100$200$500facility $166professional $48

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
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$45.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$83.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$23.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$74.13
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$120.23
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$30.20
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$54.95
3 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
$11.48
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 16th of 51

$47.86

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.