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Hand X-Ray

Michigan 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 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 $81.28 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$35.48$28.84 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$45.71 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $37 to $170Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $22 to $98
$20$50$100$200facility $81professional $35

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
$35.48
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$33.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$56.23
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$169.82
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$19.05
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$257.04
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$42.66
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$11.48
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$29.51
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$61.66
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.60
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$27.54
10 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
$15.14
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$44.67
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$446.68
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$44.67

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 25th of 51

$36.31

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.