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Sternum X-ray

South Carolina 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 South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $27.54 to $42.66.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $27 to $66
$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
$10.00
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$45.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$45.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$44.67

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 42nd 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.