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Mastoid Bone X-Ray, Limited

Alaska rates for HCPCS 70120

A limited set of X-ray images of the mastoid bones, the honeycombed bone just behind each ear. Only a small number of views of each side is taken rather than the full series from every angle. It gives a quick look for infection or fluid in the air spaces behind the ear.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Mastoid Bone X-Ray, Limited cost?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $162 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$110$75.86 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$112 to $295

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $112 to $479Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $39 to $155
$50$100$200$500facility $162professional $110

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$114.82
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$295.12
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$151.36
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$40.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$112.20
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$478.63
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$123.03

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.9 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$112

AK $112FL $28.84

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.