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Hand X-Ray

Louisiana 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?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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 6 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$33.88$27.54 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$34.67 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $32 to $245Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $20 to $49
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $89professional $34

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
$32.36
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$33.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$27.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$11.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$41.69
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$31.62
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$104.71
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$39.81
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$35.48

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 35th of 51

$34.67

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.