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Mastoid Bone X-Ray, Limited

Indiana 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?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $34.67 from a physician practice, and about $115 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$34.67$34.67 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$115$37.15 to $316

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $115 · 10th to 90th $35 to $427Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $29 to $55
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $115professional $35

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
$34.67
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$28.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$47.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$72.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$33.11
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$47.86
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$47.86
3 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
$15.85
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$29.51

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 45th of 51

$34.67

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.