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Hand X-Ray

New Jersey 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?

$30.90

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 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$30.90$24.55 to $38.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$28.84 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $22 to $389Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $22 to $58
$20$50$100$200$500facility $74professional $31

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
$22.39
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$44.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.20
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$575.44
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$100.00
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$38.90
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$48.98
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.30
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$36.31
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$457.09
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$52.48
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$13.18
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$40.74
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
$10.00
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$6.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$22.91

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 40th of 51

$30.90

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.