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Sternum X-ray

Tennessee 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?

$32.36

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $28.18 to $50.12.

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 $32 · 10th to 90th $26 to $66
$20$50$100$200professional $32

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
$8.13
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$46.77
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$57.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$15.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$46.77
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$42.66

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 45th of 51

$32.36

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.