Skull X-ray cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 8 hospitals list a cash price for skull X-ray, fewer than 4 views: from $74.50 to $295.00, with a median of $262.38. The lowest listed price is at Erie County Medical Center — $187.88 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $202.00 at 113 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 4 cities for code 70250, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Oct 1, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie County Medical Center lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 X-RAY EXAM OF SKULL File of Aug 25, 2026 · source file | $74.50 | — | $35.84–$326.25 | — |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 X-RAY OF SKULL; 1-3 VIEWS source file | $104.73 | $149.61 | $26.06–$133.76 | 30% |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NY · (716) 592-2871 SKULL LIMITED XRAY+1 more line at this price File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $133.56 | $157.13 | $9.09–$177.13 | 15% |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Skull < 4 Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $230.76 | $230.76 | — | — |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC X-Ray Skull <4 Vw - Xr Skull 1-3 Views source file | $294.00 | $294.00 | $5.93–$294.00 | — |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC X-Ray Skull <4 Vw - Xr Skull 1-3 Views source file | $294.00 | $294.00 | $5.93–$294.00 | — |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC X-Ray Skull <4 Vw - Xr Skull 1-3 Views source file | $294.00 | $294.00 | $5.93–$294.00 | — |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Skull < 4V File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $295.00 | $295.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $74.50, median $262.38, highest $295.00 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $294.00. 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 3 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.