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Hand X-Ray

South Carolina 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?

$38.02

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $158 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$36.31$29.51 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$105 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $49 to $302Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $26 to $59
$50$100$200$500facility $158professional $36

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
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$29.51
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$36.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1.55
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$14.45
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.50
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$38.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$51.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$40.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$42.66
10 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
$12.88
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$85.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$11.22
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$7.94
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$7.94
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$7.94

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 23rd of 51

$38.02

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.