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Nasal Bone X-ray

Colorado 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $53.70 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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$53.70$39.81 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$63.10 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $40 to $195Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $32 to $87
$50$100$200facility $95professional $54

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
$39.81
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$93.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$58.88
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$63.10
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$87.10
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$18.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$67.61
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$83.18
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$58.88
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
$15.85
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 13th of 51

$54.95

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.