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Dental X-rays of Part of the Mouth

New Mexico 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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$39.81$30.90 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$28.18 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $26 to $1,047Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $15 to $65
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $36professional $40

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$48.98
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$37.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$41.69
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$74.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.80
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$63.10
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
$14.13
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 39th of 51

$38.90

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.