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Dental X-rays of Part of the Mouth

Rhode Island 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?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $479 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$47.86$38.02 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$479$145 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $81 to $562Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $29 to $58
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $479professional $48

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.00
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$54.95
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
$15.85
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 20th of 51

$50.12

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.