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Nasal Bone X-ray

Tennessee 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?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $41.69 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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$41.69$30.90 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$61.66 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $46 to $112Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $29 to $324
$50$100$200facility $68professional $42

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
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$38.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$18.20
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$52.48
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$323.59
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$69.18
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$52.48
3 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
$15.14
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$7.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$28.84

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 24th of 51

$42.66

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.