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Complete Skull X-ray Series

Kansas 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?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $60.26 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$60.26$44.67 to $79.43
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$200 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $60 to $209Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $42 to $316
$50$100$200$500facility $200professional $60

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
$60.26
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$95.50
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$51.29
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
$20.89
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$40.74

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 11th of 51

$77.62

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.