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Complete Skull X-ray Series

Alaska rates for HCPCS 70260

This is a set of at least four X-ray images of the skull taken from different angles to give a complete view of the bones surrounding the brain. It's used to evaluate fractures, structural abnormalities, or other bone-related concerns affecting the skull. Multiple views help the doctor see areas that a single image might miss.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Complete Skull X-ray Series cost?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$126$81.28 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$135 to $479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $132 to $501Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $51 to $182
$50$100$200$500facility $191professional $126

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$134.90
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$501.19
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$181.97
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$75.86
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$117.49
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$478.63
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$131.83

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Alaska 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$132

AK $132UT $33.11

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.