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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 October 2026.

How much does Sternum X-ray cost?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $162 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$42.66$30.90 to $56.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$112 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $50 to $295Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $30 to $62
$50$100$200$500facility $162professional $43

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
$27.54
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$32.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$42.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$61.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$24.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$41.69
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$44.67
8 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
$13.80
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$30.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$12.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.71

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 20th of 51

$42.66

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.