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Nasal Bone X-ray

Minnesota 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?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $224 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$72.44$51.29 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$100 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $39 to $389Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $38 to $155
$50$100$200$500facility $224professional $72

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
$223.87
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$97.72
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$302.00
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$63.10
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$234.42
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$112.20
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$23.44
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$61.66
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$87.10
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.11

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$72.44

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.