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Cephalometric Head X-ray for Orthodontics

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 70350

A standardized, measured X-ray of the head showing the teeth, jaws and skull in a fixed relationship to one another, taken from the side or from the front. Measurements from the image show how the upper and lower jaws sit relative to the face and to each other, which guides planning for braces or jaw surgery.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cephalometric Head X-ray for Orthodontics cost?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $15.49 to $21.88.

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

Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $14 to $44
$10$20$50$100professional $16

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$87.10
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$25.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$38.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$50.12

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Alaska than in Tennessee. 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.

Washington, DC· 47th of 51

$15.85

AK $47.86TN $15.49

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.