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Mastoid Bone X-Ray, Limited

Utah 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?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $209 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$31.62$26.30 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$58.88 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $38 to $389Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $23 to $63
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $209professional $32

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
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$46.77
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$34.67
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$389.05
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$75.86
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$57.54
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$69.18
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$45.71
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
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$34.67

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 50th of 51

$31.62

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.