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Nasal Bone X-ray

North Carolina 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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$40.74$33.11 to $56.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$33.11 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $33 to $178Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $30 to $79
$20$50$100$200facility $45professional $41

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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$69.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$60.26
19 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
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$7.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$91.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$72.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$19.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$13.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$13.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$13.80
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$77.62

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 33rd of 51

$40.74

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.