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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 July 2026.

How much does Hand X-Ray cost?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $32.36 from a physician practice, and about $191 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 7 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$32.36$25.70 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$51.29 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $30 to $347Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $16 to $123
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $191professional $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
$31.62
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$45.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$43.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$14.45
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$48.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$38.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$64.57
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$43.65

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 23rd of 51

$37.15

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.