go back

Hand X-Ray

Rhode Island 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $275 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 4 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$31.62$25.70 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$219 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $105 to $447Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $20 to $85
$20$50$100$200$500facility $275professional $32

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
$218.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$32.36

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 19th of 51

$38.90

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.