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Limited Facial Bone X-ray

North Carolina 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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$38.90$30.90 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$28.18 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $28 to $135Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $28 to $74
$50$100facility $42professional $39

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
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$56.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$45.71
19 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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$81.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$72.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$42.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$12.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$12.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$12.02
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$66.07

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 26th of 51

$38.90

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.