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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 October 2026.

How much does Hand X-Ray cost?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $34.67 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$34.67$26.92 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$26.92 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $27 to $141Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $25 to $66
$20$50$100$200facility $38professional $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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$56.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$20.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$46.77
21 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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$34.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$61.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$123.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$16.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$11.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$11.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$11.48
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$63.10

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 29th of 51

$34.67

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.