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Nasal Bone X-ray

Kansas 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $141 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$42.66$36.31 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$141 to $148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $79 to $148Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $30 to $245
$50$100$200facility $141professional $43

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
$21.88
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$36.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$40.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$61.66
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$47.86
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
$17.38
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.88

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 17th of 51

$52.48

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.