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Nasal Bone X-ray

Alabama rates for HCPCS 70160

This is an X-ray of the small bones that make up the bridge of the nose, taken from multiple angles to get a complete view. It is commonly used after an injury to check for a fracture of the nasal bones.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Nasal Bone X-ray cost?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $34.67 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$34.67$31.62 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$83.18 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $83 to $105Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $25 to $48
$20$50$100$200facility $83professional $35

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
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$10.96
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
32 · Mandated service + 81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
2 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
$16.60
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 31st of 51

$40.74

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.