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Dental X-rays of Part of the Mouth

South Carolina 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 South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.02 from a physician practice, and about $141 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$38.02$30.90 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$79.43 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $56 to $646Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $30 to $60
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $141professional $38

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
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.96
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$53.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$107.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$57.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$60.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$60.26
8 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
$15.85
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$36.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$14.45
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$10.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$10.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$10.23

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 40th 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.