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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 October 2026.

How much does Hand X-Ray cost?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$28.18$24.55 to $38.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$26.30 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $12 to $55Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $19 to $45
$10$20$50$100$200facility $29professional $28

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$39.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$42.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$39.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$12.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$27.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$37.15
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$169.82
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
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$112.20
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$30.90
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
$12.88
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$23.44

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$28.18

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.