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Sternum X-ray

New Jersey 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 New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $28.18 to $44.67.

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 $25 to $68
$20$50$100professional $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
$7.94
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$44.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$9.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$47.86
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$56.23
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.14
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$40.74
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$70.79
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$19.05
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$44.67

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 43rd 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.