Skull X-ray cost in Fort Wayne, IN
In Fort Wayne, IN, 8 hospitals list a cash price for skull X-ray, fewer than 4 views: from $49.68 to $366.00, with a median of $177.99. The lowest listed price is at Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center – The Orthopedic Hospital — $128.31 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $232.80 at 86 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center – The Orthopedic Hospital lowest Fort Wayne, IN 70250 - XR Skull Less Than 4 V CR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $49.68 | $184.00 | $97.96–$454.55 | 73% |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center – The Orthopedic Hospital Fort Wayne, IN 70250 - XR Skull Less Than 4 V DR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $52.11 | $193.00 | $97.96–$454.55 | 73% |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center – The Orthopedic Hospital Fort Wayne, IN XR Skull Less Than 4 V CR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $52.65 | $195.00 | $97.96–$454.55 | 73% |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center – The Orthopedic Hospital Fort Wayne, IN XR Skull Less Than 4 V DR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $55.35 | $205.00 | $97.96–$454.55 | 73% |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 XR Skull Less Than 4 V CR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $131.76 | $488.00 | $97.96–$454.55 | 73% |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 XR Skull Less Than 4 V DR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $153.60 | $512.00 | $30.43–$460.80 | 70% |
| St. Joseph Health System Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 425-3000 XR Skull Less Than 4 V DR+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $162.48 | $677.00 | $30.43–$677.00 | 76% |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City, IN · (260) 248-9301 HC X-RAY-SKULL 3 OR LESS VIEWS source file | $193.50 | $387.00 | — | 50% |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 266-1195 HC X-RAY-SKULL 3 OR LESS VIEWS source file | $203.00 | $406.00 | — | 50% |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN HC X-RAY-SKULL 3 OR LESS VIEWS source file | $203.00 | $406.00 | — | 50% |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 XR Skull Less Than 4 V DR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $294.84 | $1,092.00 | $30.43–$982.80 | 73% |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 XR Skull Less Than 4 V DR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $366.00 | $1,525.00 | $64.18–$1,372.50 | 76% |
Outpatient: lowest $49.68, median $177.99, highest $366.00 — a 7.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $203.00. 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 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.