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Complete Skull X-ray Series

South Carolina 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $275 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$51.29$40.74 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$191 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $120 to $490Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $36 to $81
$50$100$200$500facility $275professional $51

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
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$38.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$60.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$38.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$57.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$57.54
8 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
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$31.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$46.77
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$18.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$12.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$12.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$12.88

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 30th of 51

$54.95

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.