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Complete Skull X-ray Series

Michigan 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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$51.29$45.71 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$56.23 to $229

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $51 to $380Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $38 to $72
$20$50$100$200facility $95professional $51

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
$50.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$75.86
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$389.05
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$109.65
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$63.10
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$22.39
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$40.74
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$97.72
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$33.88
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$41.69
5 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
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$40.74
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 34th of 51

$51.29

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.