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Hand X-Ray

Connecticut 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?

$38.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.02 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$38.02$28.84 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$45.71 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $36 to $120Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $25 to $58
$20$50$100$200facility $65professional $38

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
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$33.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$93.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$14.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$51.29
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$44.67
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$46.77
3 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
$10.23
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 23rd of 51

$38.02

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.