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Hand X-Ray

New Mexico 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $309 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$28.18$17.78 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$309$54.95 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $34 to $759Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $8 to $49
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $309professional $28

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
$22.91
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$45.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$20.89
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$35.48
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$35.48
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$36.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$60.26
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.49
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$43.65
2 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
$11.48
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 48th of 51

$28.18

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.