Skull X-ray (1 to 3 views) cost at US hospitals

X-ray of the skull, fewer than 4 views · CPT 70250

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Skull X-ray (1 to 3 views)

A short x-ray series — fewer than four pictures — of the bones around the brain, including the facial bones, the nose, and the sinuses. It shows bone. For head injuries and anything involving the brain itself, a CT scan is generally what is used instead.

$43.00

lowest cash price

$294.45

national median

$2,949.71

highest cash price

913

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $43.00–$2,949.71 — the variation is the story.

Most expensive published cash price

$2,949.71

HCA FLORIDA ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL — ENGLEWOOD, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($300.75) → Sep 1, 2026 ($485.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $416.52 $622.44 $847.86
Arizona 24 $64.22 $104.78 $410.33
Arkansas 11 $70.20 $219.70 $405.00
California 90 $95.69 $353.60 $1,039.38
Colorado 17 $66.18 $950.50 $1,192.14
Florida 75 $213.68 $1,025.41 $2,949.71
Georgia 25 $148.00 $293.38 $1,557.49
Hawaii 2 $203.52 $203.52 $298.50
Illinois 51 $71.61 $372.24 $659.40
Indiana 26 $117.00 $232.80 $1,259.91
Iowa 27 $123.34 $221.27 $571.00
Kansas 11 $211.20 $819.89 $1,770.85
Kentucky 22 $183.98 $330.60 $1,259.91
Louisiana 1 $136.24 $136.24 $136.24
Maine 7 $292.50 $430.50 $663.00
Maryland 2 $124.80 $124.80 $124.80
Michigan 27 $57.12 $393.00 $485.00
Minnesota 19 $207.79 $257.66 $433.60
Mississippi 11 $68.20 $108.56 $213.20
Missouri 21 $111.75 $249.70 $482.57
Montana 2 $212.80 $212.80 $225.60
Nebraska 12 $139.00 $143.64 $337.45
Nevada 4 $157.58 $322.88 $450.45
New Hampshire 1 $441.85 $441.85 $441.85
New Jersey 21 $54.69 $110.93 $125.23
New Mexico 2 $351.54 $351.54 $351.54
New York 22 $125.84 $125.84 $778.00
North Carolina 15 $291.78 $291.78 $538.00
North Dakota 4 $220.80 $383.20 $396.00
Ohio 68 $147.00 $339.60 $626.40
Oklahoma 18 $43.00 $189.80 $1,084.74
Oregon 13 $97.50 $246.75 $495.55
Pennsylvania 33 $125.40 $364.20 $686.40
South Carolina 11 $110.00 $324.60 $1,229.00
South Dakota 7 $287.20 $417.60 $483.20
Tennessee 36 $53.48 $65.85 $802.45
Texas 112 $110.25 $351.00 $2,454.32
Virginia 43 $64.63 $405.60 $1,587.00
Washington 32 $196.35 $290.50 $964.60
West Virginia 17 $91.50 $208.00 $643.00
Wisconsin 32 $60.99 $280.00 $601.04
Wyoming 4 $78.96 $289.34 $314.83

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA $119.13 $8.86 – $194.97
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $120.51 $30.88 – $231.28
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood, AR $121.51 $39.30 – $262.90
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $121.58 $22.18 – $179.33
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $123.34 $8.04 – $88.15
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $123.34 $8.04 – $103.48
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $124.74 $34.41 – $274.60
UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland, MD $124.80 $49.00 – $49.00
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ $125.23 $27.99 – $336.99
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ $125.23 $30.88 – $295.04
UPMC Bedford Everett, PA $125.40 $33.38 – $188.10
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
North Central Bronx Bronx, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
26-1214372 NEA Baptist Jonesboro, AR $126.73 $22.00 – $195.98
Henry Ford Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc Twp, MI $127.26 $29.74 – $145.15
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL $127.50 $36.72 – $181.49
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL $127.50 $36.72 – $181.49
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL $127.50 $36.72 – $181.49
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL $127.50 $36.72 – $181.49
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $127.67 $17.71 – $179.33
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $127.67 $17.71 – $179.33
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $132.65 $134.23 – $2,463.50
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $133.00 $52.53 – $106.96
NORTHWEST MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF TILLAMOOK Tillamook, OR $133.38 $8.58 – $23.76
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota, TX $133.70 $77.47 – $848.04
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell, TX $133.70 $77.47 – $687.60
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville, TX $133.70 $77.47 – $687.60
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station, TX $133.70 $36.09 – $649.40
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $134.07 $30.52 – $167.86
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $136.24 $85.29 – $333.71
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $138.00 $34.97 – $111.87
CHI Health St. Elizabeth Lincoln, NE $139.00 $51.91 – $222.40
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ $140.27 $79.00 – $253.50
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $143.64 $51.30 – $290.70
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE $143.64 $51.91 – $290.70
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE $143.64 $58.14 – $290.70
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha, NE $143.64 $47.88 – $290.70
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE $143.64 $51.91 – $290.70
CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE $143.64 $51.91 – $290.70
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI $143.75 $5.54 – $168.17
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI $143.75 $5.54 – $168.17

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