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Complete Skull X-ray Series

New Hampshire 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?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $63.10 from a physician practice, and about $245 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$63.10$54.95 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$195 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $145 to $513Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $45 to $135
$50$100$200$500facility $245professional $63

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
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$63.10
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$117.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$33.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$95.50
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$158.49
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$45.71
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$75.86
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
$17.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 16th of 51

$63.10

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.