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Complete Skull X-ray Series

Utah 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?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $209 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$31.62$26.92 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$67.61 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $51 to $407Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $24 to $74
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $209professional $32

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
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$53.70
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$34.67
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$407.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$91.20
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$61.66
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$169.82
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$52.48
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
$22.39
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 51st of 51

$33.11

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.