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Complete Skull X-ray Series

Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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$42.66$35.48 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$56.23 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $47 to $132Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $18 to $316
$20$50$100$200facility $68professional $43

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
$34.67
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$40.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$109.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$42.66
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
$16.98
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$9.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$29.51

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 44th 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.