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Mastoid Bone X-Ray, Limited

Pennsylvania 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?

$38.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.02 from a physician practice, and about $91.20 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$38.02$35.48 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$91.20$56.23 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $37 to $363Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $32 to $65
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $91professional $38

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
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$30.90
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,709.64
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$5,011.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$67.61
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$18.20
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$134.90
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$48.98
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$69.18
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$77.62
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$18.62
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$58.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$120.23
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$38.90
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$30.90
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$74.13
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$147.91
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$37.15
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$48.98
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$31.62
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$19.50
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.94
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$31.62

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 40th of 51

$38.02

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.