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Nasal Bone X-ray

New Mexico 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?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $269 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$33.11$25.70 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$89.13 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $38 to $479Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $8 to $56
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $269professional $33

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
$28.18
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$58.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$44.67
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$42.66
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$41.69
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$72.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$13.80
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$54.95
2 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
$14.13
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 45th of 51

$33.88

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.