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Complete Skull X-ray Series

Colorado 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?

$66.07

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $64.57 from a physician practice, and about $112 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$64.57$47.86 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$77.62 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $56 to $229Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $42 to $105
$50$100$200$500facility $112professional $65

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
$47.86
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$53.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$31.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$67.61
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$93.33
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$100.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$29.51
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$72.44
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$95.50
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$63.10
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
$19.50
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 12th of 51

$66.07

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.