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Complete Skull X-ray Series

Arkansas 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?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $56.23 from a physician practice, and about $107 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$56.23$53.70 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$107 to $138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $62 to $148Professionalmedian $56 · 10th to 90th $46 to $71
$50$100$200facility $107professional $56

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
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$52.48
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$56.23
2 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
$19.50
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 27th of 51

$56.23

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.