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Mastoid Bone X-Ray, Limited

Tennessee 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?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $31.62 to $251.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $60 to $151Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $30 to $339
$50$100$200$500facility $68professional $44

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
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$8.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$54.95
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$338.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$72.44
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$53.70
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
$15.14
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$7.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$29.51

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 23rd of 51

$44.67

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.