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Hand X-Ray

Virginia 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?

$32.36

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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$28.18$23.99 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$31.62 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $20 to $347Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $13 to $52
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $54professional $28

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
$38.90
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$37.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$93.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$43.65
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$83.18
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$13.18
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$46.77
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$46.77
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.75
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$60.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$50.12
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$75.86
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$128.82
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$18.20
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$48.98

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 43rd of 51

$32.36

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.