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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 July 2026.

How much does Complete Skull X-ray Series cost?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $37.15 to $56.23.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $30 to $83
$50$100professional $47

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$45.71

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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· 36th of 51

$46.77

AK $110TX $39.81

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.