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Complete Skull X-ray Series

New Jersey 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?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 from a physician practice, and about $107 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$46.77$39.81 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$69.18 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $40 to $457Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $35 to $83
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $107professional $47

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
$48.98
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$60.26
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$60.26
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$67.61
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.95
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$47.86
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$489.78
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$83.18
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$24.55
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$54.95
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
$17.78
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$39.81

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 42nd of 51

$46.77

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.