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Sternum X-ray

Oregon 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?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $61.66 from a physician practice, and about $46.77 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$61.66$46.77 to $77.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$46.77$23.99 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $18 to $195Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $33 to $98
$20$50$100$200facility $47professional $62

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
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$74.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$93.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$69.18
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$275.42
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$87.10
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$24.55
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$58.88
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$64.57
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$50.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$269.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$97.72
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$27.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$70.79
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$371.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$93.33
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.70
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$70.79
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
$14.79
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 10th of 51

$57.54

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.