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Nasal Bone X-ray

Virginia 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?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $46.77 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$39.81$33.88 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$46.77$26.92 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $11 to $162Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $27 to $58
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $47professional $40

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
$38.02
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$44.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$53.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$11.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$43.65
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$42.66
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$9.55
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$51.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$53.70
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.75
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$42.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$61.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$43.65
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$95.50
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$67.61
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$19.05
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$47.86
4 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
$16.22
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$7.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
27 · Multiple hospital visits
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 34th of 51

$39.81

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.