Skull X-ray (complete) cost at US hospitals

X-ray of the skull, complete, more than 4 views · CPT 70260

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Skull X-ray (complete)

This is a complete skull x-ray series — more than four views of the bones around the brain, including the facial bones and the sinuses. It shows the bony shell only, not the brain inside it, which is why CT has replaced it for most head injuries. It is still used to check head shape in infants and to find metal before an MRI.

$50.22

lowest cash price

$417.50

national median

$4,296.51

highest cash price

891

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $50.22–$4,296.51 — the variation is the story.

Most expensive published cash price

$4,296.51

HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE — FRIENDSWOOD, TX

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($481.75) → Sep 1, 2026 ($650.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 4 $204.36 $228.54 $964.86
Arizona 22 $81.70 $123.84 $1,147.14
Arkansas 11 $82.05 $371.80 $514.00
California 90 $156.31 $520.00 $1,746.24
Colorado 17 $76.03 $1,497.00 $2,369.32
Florida 71 $462.00 $1,370.00 $4,089.69
Georgia 25 $315.24 $412.23 $1,584.86
Hawaii 2 $223.04 $223.04 $298.50
Illinois 51 $175.00 $552.60 $822.24
Indiana 26 $259.75 $306.60 $1,817.52
Iowa 27 $232.98 $301.60 $823.00
Kansas 11 $92.80 $1,347.16 $2,879.91
Kentucky 22 $303.45 $541.20 $1,817.52
Louisiana 1 $183.82 $183.82 $183.82
Maine 7 $374.70 $543.95 $1,160.70
Maryland 2 $142.80 $142.80 $142.80
Michigan 27 $143.75 $485.00 $736.00
Minnesota 19 $138.43 $290.40 $771.20
Mississippi 11 $82.06 $136.08 $213.20
Missouri 21 $141.00 $319.80 $1,296.17
Montana 2 $282.40 $282.40 $330.40
Nebraska 12 $243.18 $338.90 $463.15
Nevada 4 $231.02 $406.93 $567.71
New Hampshire 1 $562.75 $562.75 $562.75
New Jersey 22 $101.26 $125.23 $168.29
New Mexico 2 $351.54 $351.54 $351.54
New York 22 $125.84 $125.84 $1,095.00
North Carolina 15 $492.33 $492.33 $807.00
North Dakota 4 $251.20 $530.40 $545.60
Ohio 68 $220.80 $477.10 $1,085.40
Oklahoma 18 $78.00 $286.00 $1,098.83
Oregon 12 $50.22 $274.50 $495.55
Pennsylvania 31 $149.40 $375.20 $1,154.40
South Carolina 11 $165.50 $496.50 $1,506.00
South Dakota 7 $492.80 $564.80 $780.00
Tennessee 38 $67.85 $121.11 $2,145.94
Texas 112 $136.05 $525.00 $4,296.51
Virginia 42 $67.85 $704.50 $2,394.00
Washington 32 $253.47 $394.80 $991.20
West Virginia 17 $70.50 $289.00 $393.60
Wisconsin 32 $65.55 $391.38 $902.36
Wyoming 3 $82.32 $332.29 $357.30

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $116.22 $67.43 – $122.03
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville, TN $117.44 $31.64 – $330.30
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $117.68 $23.22 – $232.44
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $117.70 $67.43 – $295.04
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $117.70 $38.50 – $295.04
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $117.70 $67.43 – $123.59
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $117.81 $61.88 – $295.04
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $117.81 $86.21 – $312.47
64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi Oxford, MS $120.29 $39.00 – $294.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $120.40 $79.00 – $322.50
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $120.84 $79.00 – $205.20
Roane County Medical Center Harriman, TN $121.11 $31.64 – $330.30
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $121.11 $31.64 – $330.30
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $121.11 $31.64 – $330.30
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $121.11 $31.64 – $330.30
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ $121.26 $48.89 – $322.50
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ $123.84 $79.00 – $322.50
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City, TN $124.00 $43.72 – $194.20
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ $125.23 $40.88 – $336.99
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ $125.23 $45.10 – $295.04
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
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $127.71 $79.00 – $322.50
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ $128.66 $45.10 – $231.28
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $130.03 $45.10 – $231.28
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $130.29 $30.04 – $249.21
64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $131.20 $93.06 – $94.92
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $132.66 $24.58 – $231.28
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ $133.30 $79.00 – $322.50
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $135.30 $32.86 – $179.33
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $135.30 $25.31 – $179.33
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $135.30 $25.31 – $179.33
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin, TX $136.05 $131.99 – $816.08
St. Luke's Health Memorial Livingston Livingston, TX $136.05 $131.99 – $816.08
St. Luke's Health Memorial San Augustine San Augustine, TX $136.05 $131.99 – $943.02
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville, MS $136.08 $90.93 – $265.22
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $136.27 $49.36 – $151.71
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood, AR $137.27 $49.36 – $297.00
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $138.43 $56.44 – $331.00
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $138.43 $56.44 – $331.00
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $138.43 $56.44 – $331.00

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