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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 July 2026.

How much does Hand X-Ray cost?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $100 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$33.11$26.92 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$44.67 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $33 to $372Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $21 to $62
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $100professional $33

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
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$37.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$47.86
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$63.10
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$123.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$37.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$87.10
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$69.18
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$16.98
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$52.48
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$64.57
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$19.95
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$85.11

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Alaska than in South Dakota. 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· 26th of 51

$36.31

AK $70.79SD $29.51

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.