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X-ray Motion Study Of The Throat And Voice Box

Arizona rates for HCPCS 70370

This imaging exam uses continuous, real-time x-ray to watch the throat and voice box while a person swallows, breathes, or speaks. It helps doctors see how these structures move and function, which is useful for evaluating swallowing problems, voice changes, or a suspected blockage in the airway. Still images may also be captured for closer review, sometimes using a technique that magnifies fine details.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does X-ray Motion Study Of The Throat And Voice Box cost?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $263 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$97.72$85.11 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$162 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $74 to $398Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $72 to $617
$100$200$500facility $263professional $98

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
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$134.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$112.20
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
$43.65
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Alaska than in New York. 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.

Arizona· 26th of 51

$105

AK $288NY $67.61

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.