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Complete Skull X-ray Series

Indiana 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?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $200 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$47.86$39.81 to $56.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$75.86 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $48 to $912Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $30 to $76
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $200professional $48

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
$39.81
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$41.69
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$323.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$46.77
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$66.07
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,137.96
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$85.11
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$27.54
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$57.54
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
$18.62
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.88

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 37th of 51

$48.98

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.