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Complete Skull X-ray Series

North Dakota 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?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$85.11$58.88 to $102
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$44.67 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $45 to $129Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $43 to $129
$50$100$200facility $45professional $85

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$75.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$131.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$61.66
4 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
$22.39
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.47
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.44

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 6th of 51

$85.11

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.