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X-ray Motion Study Of The Throat And Voice Box

Kansas 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $191 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$117$89.13 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$191 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $120 to $200Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $69 to $617
$100$200$500facility $191professional $117

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
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$141.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$162.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$131.83
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
$47.86
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$93.33

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 21st of 51

$123

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.