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Mastoid Bone X-Ray, Limited

Kentucky 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 Kentucky, 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 $34.67 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$30.90 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$32.36 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $21 to $62Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $26 to $59
$10$20$50$100$200facility $35professional $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
$32.36
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$35.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$13.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$36.31
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$40.74
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$144.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.90
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
$15.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 46th 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.