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Sternum X-ray

West Virginia 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?

$38.02

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.02 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $32.36 to $69.18.

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 $38 · 10th to 90th $29 to $71
$50$100professional $38

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
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$46.77
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$114.82
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$87.10
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$24.55
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$45.71

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 22nd of 51

$38.02

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.