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Complete Skull X-ray Series

Iowa 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?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81.28 from a physician practice, and about $148 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$81.28$53.70 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$93.33 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $78 to $282Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $41 to $141
$50$100$200facility $148professional $81

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
$38.90
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$93.33
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$138.04
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$45.71
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$275.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$295.12
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$114.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$34.67
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$79.43
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$186.21
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$57.54
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$87.10
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$25.70
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$61.66
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
$19.05
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$33.88

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 8th of 51

$83.18

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.