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Nasal Bone X-ray

Louisiana 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?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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$38.90$28.84 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$70.79 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $51 to $166Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $24 to $51
$20$50$100$200facility $71professional $39

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
$38.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$37.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$9.55
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$36.31
6 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$34.67

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 24th of 51

$42.66

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.