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Sternum X-ray

Vermont 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 Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $22.91 to $35.48.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $23 to $51
$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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$74.13
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$81.28
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$61.66

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 40th 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.