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Complete Skull X-ray Series

Mississippi 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?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $58.88 from a physician practice, and about $158 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$58.88$39.81 to $77.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$158 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $110 to $174Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $35 to $81
$50$100$200facility $158professional $59

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
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$58.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.80
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$48.98
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$60.26
2 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
$19.50
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$17.38

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 18th of 51

$60.26

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.