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Complete Skull X-ray Series

New Mexico 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?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $417 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$43.65$30.90 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$138 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $54 to $759Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $17 to $78
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $417professional $44

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
$33.11
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$48.98
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$50.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$67.61
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$87.10
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$26.30
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$61.66
2 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
$16.60
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 47th of 51

$44.67

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.