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Hand X-Ray

Iowa 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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 8 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$38.90$26.30 to $102
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$57.54 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $45 to $316Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $17 to $151
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $95professional $39

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
$44.67
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$70.79
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$91.20
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$52.48
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$51.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$61.66
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$154.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$95.50
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$28.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$67.61
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$79.43
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$22.91
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$60.26
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$93.33
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$63.10
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.85
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$46.77

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 12th of 51

$38.90

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.