Scans and imaging CPT 70250 Outpatient

Skull X-ray cost in Beaumont, TX

In Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, 7 hospitals list a cash price for skull X-ray, fewer than 4 views: from $103.34 to $1,216.71, with a median of $1,216.71. The lowest listed price is at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas — $1,113.37 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $351.00 at 303 hospitals.

Cash prices at 7 facilities across 3 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 Jan 13, 2026 and Sep 2, 2026.

Lowest$103.34The Medical Center of Southeast Texas
Median$1,216.71half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,216.71in this market
Difference11.8×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.

median
Lowest $103.34Highest $1,216.71

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
The Medical Center of Southeast Texas lowest Port Arthur, TX · (409) 853-5900 X-RAY EXAM OF SKULL <4 VIEWS File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file $103.34 $1,353.47 $36.09–$1,353.47 92%
Pam Rehabilitation Hospital of Beaumont Beaumont, TX RAD Exam of Skull <4 views File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file $240.60 $240.60 $22.75–$204.51 —
Christus Health Southeast Texas Beaumont, TX · (409) 892-7171 HC 70250 DX- SKULL< 4VW File of Jan 13, 2026 · source file $1,216.71 $3,687.00 $34.41–$3,133.95 67%
CHRISTUS West Beaumont Beaumont, TX · (409) 892-7171 HC 70250 DX- SKULL< 4VW File of Jan 13, 2026 · source file $1,216.71 $3,687.00 $34.41–$3,133.95 67%
Southeast Texas Orthopedic Specialty Center Port Arthur, TX HC 70250 DX- SKULL< 4VW File of Jan 13, 2026 · source file $1,216.71 $3,687.00 $34.41–$3,133.95 67%
CHRISTUS Hospital - Orange Orange, TX · (409) 892-7171 HC 70250 DX- SKULL< 4VW File of Jan 13, 2026 · source file $1,216.71 $3,687.00 $34.41–$3,133.95 67%
Christus Health Southeast Texas Port Arthur, TX · (409) 892-7171 HC 70250 DX- SKULL< 4VW File of Jan 13, 2026 · source file $1,216.71 $3,687.00 $34.41–$3,133.95 67%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Outpatient: lowest $103.34, median $1,216.71, highest $1,216.71 — a 11.8× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $240.60. 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 7 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.