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Hand X-Ray

North Dakota 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$52.48$35.48 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$44.67 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $30 to $219Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $29 to $85
$20$50$100$200$500facility $95professional $52

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
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$54.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$218.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$61.66
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$40.74
5 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
$12.59
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.46
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.98

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 8th of 51

$54.95

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.