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Hand X-Ray

Washington, DC 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?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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 5 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$30.20$27.54 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$72.44 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $30 to $288Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $16 to $95
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $78professional $30

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
$30.20
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.92
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$102.33
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$19.50
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$57.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$75.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$17.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$125.89

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 49th of 51

$30.20

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.