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Complete Skull X-ray Series

Kentucky 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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$41.69 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$37.15 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $20 to $74Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $35 to $81
$10$20$50$100$200facility $41professional $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
$37.15
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$42.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$25.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$50.12
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$44.67
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$147.91
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$44.67
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
$20.42
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 38th of 51

$47.86

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.