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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 October 2026.

How much does Hand X-Ray cost?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $28.18 to $35.48.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $28 to $55Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $21 to $50
$10$20$50$100facility $38professional $32

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$41.69
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$35.48
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.51
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$42.66
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$50.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$50.12
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$52.48
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$12.59
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$39.81
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
$13.80
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 37th of 51

$31.62

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.