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MRI Of The Jaw Joint

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 70336

This is a magnetic resonance imaging scan focused on the joint connecting the jawbone to the skull, just in front of the ear. It's used to evaluate pain, clicking, or limited movement of the jaw, and can show the position of the joint's soft cartilage disc during opening and closing. It does not use radiation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does MRI Of The Jaw Joint cost?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $759 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$525$347 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$275 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $275 to $1,905Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $275 to $851
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $759professional $525

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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$691.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$218.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$616.60
20 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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$323.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$436.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$173.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$120.23
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$812.83

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Wyoming 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.

North Carolina· 14th of 51

$525

WY $1,047UT $191

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.