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Nasal Bone X-ray

Michigan 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?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $87.10 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$43.65$34.67 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87.10$52.48 to $166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $45 to $240Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $27 to $62
$20$50$100$200facility $87professional $44

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
$42.66
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$42.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$35.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$72.44
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$19.95
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$104.71
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$52.48
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.75
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.02
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$67.61
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$17.38
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$35.48
5 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
$18.20
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 23rd of 51

$43.65

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.