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Hand X-Ray

Illinois 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 Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $200 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$20.42 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$54.95 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $36 to $407Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $12 to $72
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $200professional $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
$36.31
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$34.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$54.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$43.65
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$125.89
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$66.07
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$83.18
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$40.74
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.72
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$30.20
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$100.00

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 14th 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.