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Dental X-rays of Part of the Mouth

Virginia 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?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $46.77 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$42.66$36.31 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$46.77$20.89 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $9 to $186Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $28 to $60
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $47professional $43

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
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$33.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$11.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$47.86
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$48.98
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.72
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$56.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$61.66
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$51.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$47.86
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$79.43
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$72.44
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$17.78
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$53.70
4 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
$16.22
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
27 · Multiple hospital visits
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 30th of 51

$42.66

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.