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Hand X-Ray

Kentucky 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?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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$30.20$25.12 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$28.18 to $269

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $21 to $427Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $19 to $107
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $50professional $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
$28.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$45.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$38.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$64.57
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$41.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$46.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$15.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$32.36
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.02
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$112.20
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$38.02

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 44th of 51

$31.62

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.