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Hand X-Ray

Massachusetts 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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 9 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$35.48$25.12 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$32.36 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $20 to $257Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $20 to $102
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $37professional $35

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
$33.88
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$199.53
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
$14.13
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$64.57
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$363.08
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$199.53
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$63.10
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$20.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$67.61
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$70.79
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$57.54
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$97.72
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$21.88
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$64.57
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$537.03
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$44.67
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$363.08
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$199.53
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$63.10
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$83.18

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 28th of 51

$36.31

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.