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Sternum X-ray

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, 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 $158 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$41.69$32.36 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$112 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $93 to $204Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $31 to $58
$50$100$200facility $158professional $42

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.98
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$39.81
2 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
$13.80
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 22nd 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.