Skull X-ray cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 21 hospitals list a cash price for skull X-ray, fewer than 4 views: from $50.00 to $2,096.15, with a median of $482.57. The lowest listed price is at Mish — $432.57 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $258.70 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 14 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 Mar 6, 2026 and Sep 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mish lowest Lenexa, KS XR Skull < 4 Views | $50.00 | $350.00 | — | 86% | — source file |
| Providence Medical Center Kansas City, KS · (913) 596-4000 Hc X-Ray Skull <4 Vw | $98.00 | $950.31 | $34.88–$878.09 | 90% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Saint John Hospital Leavenworth, KS · (913) 680-6000 Hc X-Ray Skull <4 Vw | $98.00 | $950.31 | $34.88–$760.25 | 90% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 942-4400 Hc X-Ray Skull <4 Vw | $104.00 | $837.59 | $51.32–$837.59 | 88% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 RA Skull Less than 4 Views | $149.06 | $514.00 | $23.44–$420.45 | 71% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 RA Shunt Survey | $149.06 | $514.00 | $23.44–$420.45 | 71% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty, MO · (816) 781-7200 SKULL PARTIAL <4 VWS | $158.00 | $568.00 | $158.47–$463.49 | 72% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 XR SKULL < 4 VIEWS FAC | $274.08 | $571.00 | $62.96–$513.90 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 XR SKULL < 4 VIEWS FAC | $274.08 | $571.00 | $62.96–$513.90 | 52% | — source file |
| Rehabilitation Hospital of Overland Park Overland Park, KS RAD Exam of Skull <4 views | $289.20 | $289.20 | $8.48–$260.28 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 DX SKULL 2 VIEW | $441.74 | $631.05 | $104.71–$536.39 | 30% | Apr 20, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington, MO · (660) 259-2203 Radiologic examination, skull; less than 4 views | $482.57 | $482.57 | $245.18 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington, MO · (660) 259-2203 XR SKULL < 4 V | $482.57 | $482.57 | $89.76–$482.57 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 Xray Skull | $508.20 | $726.00 | $94.38–$703.49 | 30% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 SKULL <4V 70250 | $508.20 | $726.00 | $94.38–$703.49 | 30% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC X-RAY SKULL <4 VW | $819.89 | $819.89 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC X-RAY SKULL <4 VW | $819.89 | $819.89 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit, MO · (816) 282-5000 XR SKULL < 4 V | $1,049.65 | $1,049.65 | $136.45–$892.20 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center Olathe, KS · (913) 541-5000 XR SKULL < 4 V | $1,247.09 | $1,247.09 | $162.12–$935.32 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 348-1200 Radiologic examination, skull; less than 4 views | $1,637.46 | $1,637.46 | $129.77–$188.31 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 348-1200 XR SKULL < 4 V | $1,637.46 | $1,637.46 | $212.87–$1,473.71 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 276-4000 XR SKULL < 4 V | $1,678.19 | $1,678.19 | $218.16–$1,678.19 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Research Psychiatric Center Kansas City, MO XR SKULL < 4 V | $1,678.19 | $1,678.19 | $218.16–$1,678.19 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Menorah Medical Center Overland Park, KS · (913) 498-6000 XR SKULL < 4 V | $1,770.85 | $1,770.85 | $230.21–$1,416.68 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Menorah Medical Center Overland Park, KS · (913) 498-6000 Radiologic examination, skull; less than 4 views | $1,770.85 | $1,770.85 | $129.77–$188.31 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence, MO · (816) 698-7000 XR SKULL < 4 V | $2,096.15 | $2,096.15 | $272.50–$1,886.54 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $50.00, median $482.57, highest $2,096.15 — a 41.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $281.64. 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 9 of 18 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.