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Complete Skull X-ray Series

Virginia 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?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $50.12 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$50.12$42.66 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$34.67 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $19 to $347Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $36 to $76
$20$50$100$200$500facility $63professional $50

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
$42.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$53.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$45.71
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$58.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$57.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$63.10
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$18.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$45.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$30.20
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$85.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$63.10
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$346.74
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$100.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$31.62
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$60.26
4 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
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$34.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
27 · Multiple hospital visits
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 35th of 51

$50.12

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.