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Complete Skull X-ray Series

Rhode Island 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?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $56.23 from a physician practice, and about $224 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$56.23$46.77 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$178 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $145 to $288Professionalmedian $56 · 10th to 90th $45 to $78
$50$100$200$500facility $224professional $56

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$52.48
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
$19.05
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 26th of 51

$56.23

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.