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Mastoid Bone X-Ray, Limited

Montana 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?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $56.23 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$56.23$37.15 to $63.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$14.13 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $13 to $76Professionalmedian $56 · 10th to 90th $33 to $71
$10$20$50$100facility $56professional $56

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$57.54
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$72.44
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$70.79
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$33.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$83.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$85.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$14.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$48.98

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 13th of 51

$56.23

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.