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Hand X-Ray

North Carolina 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?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $200 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 8 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$37.15$26.30 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$46.77 to $269

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $29 to $309Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $20 to $105
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $200professional $37

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
$30.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$61.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$58.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.22
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$66.07
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$56.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$61.66
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$58.88
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$363.08
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$263.03
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$64.57
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$199.53

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 10th of 51

$42.66

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.