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Limited Facial Bone X-ray

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 70140

This is an x-ray examination of the bones of the face using a small number of images rather than a fuller series. It offers a quicker, more limited look, often used to check a specific area of the face for a fracture or other abnormality.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Limited Facial Bone X-ray cost?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $25.70 to $38.90.

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 $186 · 10th to 90th $31 to $288Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $23 to $76
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $186professional $32

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$48.98
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$36.31
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$91.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$72.44
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
$14.45
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.8 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.

Washington, DC· 43rd of 51

$31.62

AK $95.50FL $25.12

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.