Skull X-ray cost in Chico, CA
In Chico, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for skull X-ray, fewer than 4 views: from $264.07 to $504.00, with a median of $384.04. The lowest listed price is at Orchard Hospital — $119.97 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $427.43 at 209 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 70250, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 26, 2026 and Sep 26, 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 Chico, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Hospital lowest Gridley, CA · (530) 846-5671 X-ray of skull, 1-3 views File of Sep 26, 2026 · source file | $264.07 | $440.12 | $37.27–$407.11 | 40% |
| Oroville Hospital Oroville, CA · (530) 533-8500 Skull-limited 1-3 V source file | $504.00 | $1,008.00 | $129.00–$1,109.00 | 50% |
Outpatient: lowest $264.07, median $384.04, highest $504.00 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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.