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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 October 2026.

How much does Hand X-Ray cost?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$33.88$28.84 to $38.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$23.99 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $11 to $174Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $25 to $49
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $40professional $34

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
$41.69
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$38.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$45.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$35.48
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$39.81
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.91
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$40.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$45.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$11.22
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$34.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$52.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$36.31
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$138.04
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$63.10
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$18.62
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$38.02
4 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
$13.18
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$6.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
27 · Multiple hospital visits
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 30th of 51

$34.67

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.