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Hand X-Ray

Delaware 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?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$29.51$25.12 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$43.65 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $30 to $275Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $25 to $50
$20$50$100$200facility $79professional $30

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$37.15
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$295.12
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$48.98
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
$13.80
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 43rd of 51

$30.20

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.