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Complete Skull X-ray Series

Nevada 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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$45.71$42.66 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$45.71 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $36 to $204Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $41 to $78
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $58professional $46

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
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$53.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$87.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$33.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$53.70
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.45
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$74.13
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$0.18
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$21.88
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$0.27
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$50.12
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$46.77
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
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$39.81

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 45th of 51

$45.71

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.