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Complete Skull X-ray Series

Tennessee 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?

$58.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $57.54 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$57.54$40.74 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$64.57 to $105

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $65 to $151Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $36 to $380
$50$100$200$500facility $78professional $58

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
$61.66
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$40.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$60.26
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$380.19
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$58.88
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
$18.20
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.88

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 20th of 51

$58.88

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.