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Nasal Bone X-ray

Iowa 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?

$66.07

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $66.07 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$66.07$38.90 to $83.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$64.57 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $55 to $234Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $33 to $100
$10$20$50$100$200facility $98professional $66

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
$33.11
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$89.13
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$91.20
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$23.44
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$60.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$61.66
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$190.55
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$97.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$21.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$75.86
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$102.33
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$51.29
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$74.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.60
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$57.54
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
$16.22
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$29.51

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 8th of 51

$66.07

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.