Skull X-ray cost in Akron, OH
In Akron, OH, 6 hospitals list a cash price for skull X-ray, fewer than 4 views: from $377.25 to $876.50, with a median of $598.25. The lowest listed price is at University Hospitals Portage Medical Center — $221.00 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $288.89 at 133 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities for code 70250, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jul 14, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center lowest Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC X-RAY SKULL <4 VW - XR SKULL 1-3 VIEWS | $377.25 | $503.00 | $67.26–$452.70 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB X-RAY SKULL <4 VW | $408.00 | $544.00 | $184.96–$538.02 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION SKULL 4< VIEWS | $477.10 | $734.00 | $0.87–$551.66 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Western Reserve Cuyahoga Falls, OH · (330) 971-7000 XR SKULL < 4 VIEWS | $719.40 | $1,308.00 | $138.85–$470.88 | 45% | — source file |
| Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center Fairlawn, OH · (330) 670-4152 X-ray of skull, 1-3 views | $761.25 | $1,015.00 | $99.09–$2,406.04 | 25% | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Summa Health System Akron, OH · (330) 375-3000 Hc X-Ray Skull <4 Vw - Xr Skull 1-3 Views | $876.50 | $876.50 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $377.25, median $598.25, highest $876.50 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $598.25. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A skull X-ray takes up to three pictures of the bones of the head. It is used less often than before, because a head CT (70450) shows the brain and skull better after an injury.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.