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Hand X-Ray

Colorado rates for HCPCS 73120

This is an X-ray of the hand, producing plain black-and-white images of the bones and joints. It is commonly ordered after an injury to check for a fracture or dislocation, or to evaluate arthritis or other bone changes.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Hand X-Ray cost?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $44.67 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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$44.67$33.11 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$47.86 to $120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $33 to $162Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $28 to $72
$20$50$100$200$500facility $79professional $45

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
$33.11
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$41.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$77.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$47.86
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$47.86
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$72.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$17.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$54.95
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$69.18
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$46.77
4 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
$13.18
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$61.66

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.7 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.

Colorado· 16th of 51

$44.67

AK $91.20FL $24.55

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.