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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 October 2026.

How much does Hand X-Ray cost?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 from a physician practice, and about $219 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$38.90$27.54 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$112 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $93 to $257Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $26 to $54
$20$50$100$200$500facility $219professional $39

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$38.02
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
$12.88
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 21st of 51

$38.90

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.