Skull X-ray cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 31 hospitals list a cash price for skull X-ray, fewer than 4 views: from $57.12 to $670.50, with a median of $186.30. The lowest listed price is at Ascension River District Hospital — $129.18 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $187.04 at 91 hospitals.
Cash prices at 31 facilities across 22 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 Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 2, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension River District Hospital lowest East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 SKULL <4 VIEWS+1 more line at this price source file | $57.12 | $102.00 | $23.25–$52.96 | 44% |
| St Mary Mercy Livonia Livonia, MI · (734) 655-4800 HC Xr Skull < 4 Views File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $105.30 | $162.00 | $32.80–$234.48 | 35% |
| St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital Brighton, MI · (517) 545-6000 HC Xr Skull < 4 Views File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $105.30 | $162.00 | $35.43–$234.89 | 35% |
| St Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 858-3000 HC Xr Skull < 4 Views File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $105.30 | $162.00 | $37.12–$240.33 | 35% |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 X-RAY EXAM OF SKULL File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $106.60 | $213.20 | $58.17–$165.94 | 50% |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 XR Shunt Eval < 4 Skull Vw +Abd/CXR 1 Vw+1 more line at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $106.85 | $213.70 | $58.17–$165.94 | 50% |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 XR Skull < 4 Views+2 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $110.35 | $220.70 | $58.17–$165.94 | 50% |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital - Novi Campus Novi, MI · (248) 849-3000 SKULL < 4 VIEWS+1 more line at this price source file | $116.48 | $208.00 | $23.25–$74.45 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 SKULL < 4 VIEWS+1 more line at this price source file | $116.48 | $208.00 | $23.25–$74.45 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 SKULL LIMITED LESS THAN 4 VIEWS+1 more line at this price source file | $118.44 | $252.00 | $21.33–$44.67 | 53% |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 SKULL (< 4 VIEWS)+2 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $137.80 | $275.60 | $58.17–$206.70 | 50% |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB XRY SKULL < 4 VIEWS IN HOME+1 more line at this price File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $143.75 | $301.00 | $33.89–$203.13 | 52% |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI · (734) 246-6000 HB XRY SKULL < 4 VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $143.75 | $251.00 | $17.91–$239.59 | 43% |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB XRY SKULL < 4 VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $143.75 | $251.00 | $17.91–$191.67 | 43% |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB XRY SKULL < 4 VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $143.75 | $251.00 | $24.27–$239.59 | 43% |
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 SKULL <4 VIEWS+1 more line at this price source file | $146.72 | $262.00 | $23.25–$52.96 | 44% |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 XR Skull < 4 Views+1 more line at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $186.30 | $372.60 | $58.17–$165.94 | 50% |
| Henry Ford Health Madison Heights, MI SKULL < 4 VIEWS+1 more line at this price source file | $187.04 | $334.00 | $44.61–$52.96 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 SKULL <4 VIEWS+1 more line at this price source file | $187.04 | $334.00 | $23.25–$52.96 | 44% |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 XR Skull < 4 Views+2 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $226.20 | $452.40 | $58.17–$253.71 | 50% |
| Surgeons Choice Medical Center Southfield, MI XR SKULL <4V source file | $332.00 | $332.00 | $91.88–$102.09 | — |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 SKULL < 4 VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Aug 20, 2026 · source file | $343.50 | $458.00 | $1.00–$108.97 | 25% |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp, MI · (248) 937-3370 SKULL < 4 VIEWS File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $375.75 | $501.00 | $1.00–$108.97 | 25% |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Xray Skull Less Than 4 Views source file | $393.00 | $393.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Xray Skull Less Than 4 Views source file | $393.00 | $393.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Xray Skull Less Than 4 Views source file | $393.00 | $393.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Xray Skull Less Than 4 Views source file | $393.00 | $393.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Xray Skull Less Than 4 Views source file | $393.00 | $393.00 | — | — |
| RIM - Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Detroit, MI SKULL < 4 VIEWS File of Apr 8, 2026 · source file | $456.00 | $608.00 | — | 25% |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 SKULL < 4 VIEWS File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $516.00 | $688.00 | — | 25% |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 SKULL < 4 VIEWS File of Apr 6, 2026 · source file | $541.50 | $722.00 | — | 25% |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 SKULL < 4 VIEWS File of Apr 8, 2026 · source file | $670.50 | $894.00 | — | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $57.12, median $186.30, highest $670.50 — a 11.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 24 facilities here, median $187.04. 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 10 of 22 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.