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Full Vertical Bitewing X-rays

Virginia rates for HCPCS D0277

A set of bitewing X-rays taken with the film or sensor turned to show a taller view of the teeth and surrounding bone than standard bitewings. This wider view is especially useful for checking the level of bone around the teeth, which helps evaluate gum health.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Full Vertical Bitewing X-rays cost?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$39.81$27.54 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$19.05 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $12 to $56Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $25 to $54
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $30professional $40

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$39.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$60.26
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$52.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$43.65
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$66.07
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$54.95
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$69.18

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Minnesota than in Vermont. 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· 9th of 51

$38.90

MN $126VT $24.55

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.