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Complete Skull X-ray Series

Florida 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $105 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$35.48$30.20 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$39.81 to $166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $32 to $229Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $27 to $72
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $105professional $35

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
$22.39
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$45.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$36.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$15.49
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$109.65
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$60.26
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$194.98
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$60.26
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$23.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$39.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$51.29
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
4 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
$14.13
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$36.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Q6 · Substitute physician, paid per time
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 50th of 51

$35.48

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.