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Complete Skull X-ray Series

Georgia 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 Georgia, 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 $64.57 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$56.23$45.71 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$47.86 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $38 to $107Professionalmedian $56 · 10th to 90th $38 to $102
$50$100$200facility $65professional $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
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$79.43
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$25.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$97.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$33.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$85.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$144.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$50.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$128.82
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$69.18
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
$16.60
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$33.11

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 25th 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.