Skull X-ray cost in Lansing, MI
In Lansing-East Lansing, MI, 5 hospitals list a cash price for skull X-ray, fewer than 4 views: from $36.00 to $220.60, with a median of $36.00. The lowest listed price is at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing and 2 other hospitals. Across Michigan, the median is $187.04 at 91 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 Dec 31, 2025 and Jul 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 Lansing-East Lansing, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing lowest Lansing, MI · (517) 364-1000 CHG RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION SKULL 4< VIEWS source file | $36.00 | $72.00 | $23.00–$57.52 | 50% |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton lowest St. Johns, MI · (989) 227-3400 CHG RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION SKULL 4< VIEWS source file | $36.00 | $72.00 | $23.00–$57.52 | 50% |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton lowest Charlotte, MI · (517) 543-1050 CHG RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION SKULL 4< VIEWS source file | $36.00 | $72.00 | $32.51–$57.52 | 50% |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton St. Johns, MI · (989) 227-3400 HB X-Ray Exam of Skull <4 Views source file | $61.00 | $244.00 | $61.00–$224.48 | 75% |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton Charlotte, MI · (517) 543-1050 HB X-Ray Exam of Skull <4 Views source file | $65.25 | $261.00 | $40.79–$244.30 | 75% |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing Lansing, MI · (517) 364-1000 HB X-Ray Exam of Skull <4 Views source file | $107.00 | $428.00 | $57.00–$346.68 | 75% |
| Eaton Rapids Medical Center Eaton Rapids, MI · (517) 663-2671 SKULL LESS THAN 4 VIEWS File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $115.79 | $231.58 | $38.28–$208.42 | 50% |
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MI · (517) 975-5600 XR Skull < 4 Views+1 more line at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $220.60 | $441.20 | $58.17–$278.26 | 50% |
Outpatient: lowest $36.00, median $36.00, highest $220.60 — a 6.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $36.00. 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 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.