Skull X-ray cost in Albuquerque, NM
In Albuquerque, NM, 6 hospitals list a cash price for skull X-ray, fewer than 4 views: from $140.25 to $535.91, with a median of $269.25. The lowest listed price is at University of New Mexico Hospital — $129.00 less than the median here. Across New Mexico, the median is $309.32 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 2 cities for code 70250, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Albuquerque, NM.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Mexico Hospital lowest Albuquerque, NM · (505) 272-2111 X-RAY OF SKULL; 1-3 VIEWS source file | $140.25 | $255.00 | $32.07–$252.33 | 45% |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque, NM · (505) 727-2001 X-ray of skull, 1-3 views source file | $263.10 | $877.00 | $70.26–$789.30 | 70% |
| Lovelace Womens Hospital Albuquerque, NM X-ray of skull, 1-3 views source file | $263.10 | $877.00 | $70.26–$815.61 | 70% |
| Lovelace UNM Rehabilition Hospital Albuquerque, NM X-ray of skull, 1-3 views source file | $275.40 | $918.00 | $70.26–$853.74 | 70% |
| Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque, NM · (505) 727-8000 X-ray of skull, 1-3 views source file | $322.50 | $1,075.00 | $70.26–$967.50 | 70% |
| Los Alamos Medical Center Los Alamos, NM · (505) 661-9500 Radiologic examination, skull; less than 4 views source file | $535.91 | $893.19 | $104.48–$893.19 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $140.25, median $269.25, highest $535.91 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $269.25. 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 6 of 6 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.