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Nasal Bone X-ray

Maryland 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $30.20 to $42.66.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $43 to $68Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $9 to $56
$10$20$50$100facility $47professional $36

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$53.70
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$42.66
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$52.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$60.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$13.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$63.10
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$63.10
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$13.18
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$50.12
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
$16.98
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 42nd of 51

$36.31

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.