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Complete Skull X-ray Series

Missouri 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?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $57.54 from a physician practice, and about $100 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$57.54$45.71 to $79.43
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$64.57 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $47 to $347Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $40 to $316
$50$100$200$500facility $100professional $58

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
$38.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$48.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$25.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$89.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$32.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$57.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$57.54
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
$19.05
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$38.02

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 23rd of 51

$57.54

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.