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Mastoid Bone X-Ray, Limited

South Carolina 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?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $174 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$39.81$33.88 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$107 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $76 to $309Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $32 to $62
$50$100$200$500facility $174professional $40

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
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$51.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$102.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$58.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$51.29
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$53.70
9 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
$15.85
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.92
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$100.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$33.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$9.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$9.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$9.33

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 35th of 51

$39.81

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.