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Nasal Bone X-ray

South 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 from a physician practice, and about $174 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$38.90$34.67 to $56.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$115 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $51 to $302Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $31 to $65
$50$100$200$500facility $174professional $39

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
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$37.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$14.79
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$60.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$20.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$51.29
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$53.70
8 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
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.92
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$13.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$9.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$9.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$9.33

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 27th of 51

$41.69

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.