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Dental X-rays of Part of the Mouth

Tennessee 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $32.36 to $245.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $66 to $309Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $30 to $372
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $79professional $44

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
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$60.26
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$371.54
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$67.61
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$60.26
3 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
$15.85
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.20

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 24th of 51

$45.71

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.