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Hand X-Ray

South Dakota 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?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $178 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 8 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$26.92$12.59 to $56.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$174 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $78 to $398Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $8 to $66
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $178professional $27

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
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$64.57
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$194.98
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$70.79
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$64.57
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$61.66
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$154.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$67.61
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.50
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$50.12
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$60.26
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.49
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$51.29
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$16.22
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 51st of 51

$29.51

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.