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Complete Skull X-ray Series

Montana 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?

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $64.57 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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$64.57$44.67 to $72.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$19.95 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $18 to $87Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $21 to $79
$10$20$50$100$200facility $68professional $65

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$66.07
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$81.28
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$79.43
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$33.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$89.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$100.00
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$52.48

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 15th of 51

$64.57

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.