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Complete Skull X-ray Series

Delaware 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$45.71$42.66 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$63.10 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $44 to $257Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $37 to $79
$50$100$200facility $81professional $46

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
$43.65
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$53.70
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$338.84
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$67.61
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
$19.95
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 46th of 51

$45.71

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.