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Complete Skull X-ray Series

Oregon 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?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$83.18$63.10 to $107
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$33.11 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $26 to $229Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $47 to $129
$20$50$100$200$500facility $59professional $83

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
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$95.50
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$125.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$35.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$89.13
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$128.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$114.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$41.69
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$75.86
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$89.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$346.74
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$131.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$40.74
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$93.33
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$501.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$123.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.90
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$91.20
4 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
$19.95
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 10th of 51

$79.43

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.