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Nasal Bone X-ray

Utah 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?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 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$31.62$26.92 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$57.54 to $229

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $36 to $269Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $23 to $60
$20$50$100$200$500facility $174professional $32

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
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$45.71
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$34.67
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$269.15
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$74.13
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.60
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$54.95
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$64.57
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$45.71
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
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.88

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 50th of 51

$31.62

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.