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Complete Skull X-ray Series

Arizona 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 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$47.86$44.67 to $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$66.07 to $138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $30 to $234Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $37 to $316
$20$50$100$200facility $107professional $48

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
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$53.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$19.50
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$56.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$95.50
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$48.98
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
$20.89
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 38th of 51

$47.86

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.