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Mastoid Bone X-Ray, Limited

Ohio 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $151 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$35.48$30.90 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$151$83.18 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $151 · 10th to 90th $79 to $363Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $28 to $59
$20$50$100$200$500facility $151professional $35

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
$35.48
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$33.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$53.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$83.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$54.95
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$363.08
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$70.79
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$17.78
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$54.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$54.95
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$57.54
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$14.13
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$50.12
6 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$31.62

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 43rd of 51

$35.48

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.