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Hand X-Ray

Maryland 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 Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $141 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$33.11$25.70 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$93.33 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $38 to $214Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $18 to $107
$10$20$50$100$200facility $141professional $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
$39.81
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$58.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$35.48
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$9.77
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$42.66
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$50.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$51.29
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$51.29
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$12.30
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$38.90

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 27th 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.