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Nasal Bone X-ray

Illinois 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 Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.02 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$38.02$30.20 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$57.54 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $41 to $275Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $13 to $69
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $95professional $38

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
$32.36
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$42.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$45.71
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$138.04
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$43.65
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$93.33
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$48.98
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$51.29
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
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 32nd 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.