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Dental X-rays of Part of the Mouth

Alabama rates for HCPCS 70310

X-ray images of some of the teeth and the bone around them, covering an area of concern rather than every tooth. It is used to check a specific tooth, an area of pain or swelling, or the fit of dental work. A full survey of every tooth in the mouth is a more extensive study.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Dental X-rays of Part of the Mouth cost?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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 4 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 $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$83.18 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $83 to $288Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $28 to $51
$20$50$100$200$500facility $83professional $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
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
32 · Mandated service + 81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$36.31
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
$17.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Alabama· 27th of 51

$43.65

AK $115UT $31.62

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.