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Complete Skull X-ray Series

Louisiana 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $50.12 from a physician practice, and about $107 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$50.12$41.69 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$107 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $66 to $240Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $28 to $68
$50$100$200facility $107professional $50

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
$46.77
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$39.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$20.89
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$42.66
6 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$41.69

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 32nd of 51

$52.48

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.