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Complete Skull X-ray Series

Minnesota 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?

$87.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $132 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$85.11$66.07 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$132$45.71 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $46 to $372Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $46 to $209
$50$100$200$500facility $132professional $85

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
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$104.71
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$354.81
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$102.33
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$251.19
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$131.83
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$38.90
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$93.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$275.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$93.33
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$40.74

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$87.10

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.