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Complete Skull X-ray Series

North Carolina 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?

$58.88

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $58.88 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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$58.88$44.67 to $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$38.90 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $39 to $191Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $39 to $110
$50$100$200facility $49professional $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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$81.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$63.10
19 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
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$9.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$104.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$63.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$25.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$17.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$17.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$17.38
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$95.50

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 21st of 51

$58.88

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.