Skull X-ray cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 9 hospitals list a cash price for skull X-ray, fewer than 4 views: from $66.57 to $252.46, with a median of $103.20. The lowest listed price is at Conway Regional Medical Center — $36.63 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $114.36 at 48 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 4 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 Nov 21, 2025 and Jul 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway Regional Medical Center lowest Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 SKULL 3 VIEW | $66.57 | $302.59 | $60.52–$302.59 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center lowest Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 IC SKULL 3 VUE | $66.57 | $302.59 | $60.52–$302.59 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock North Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-3000 70250 - RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION SKULL 4LESS THAN VIEWS | $98.02 | $392.08 | $31.42–$211.31 | 75% | — source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Conway Conway, AR · (501) 585-2000 70250 - RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION SKULL 4LESS THAN VIEWS | $98.02 | $392.08 | $31.65–$211.31 | 75% | — source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-2000 70250 - RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION SKULL 4LESS THAN VIEWS | $98.02 | $392.08 | $27.26–$211.31 | 75% | — source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 X-RAY OF SKULL; 1-3 VIEWS | $103.20 | $172.00 | $22.00–$887.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 XR Shunt Series - Report | $107.20 | $134.00 | $67.00–$100.50 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 XR Skull < 4 Views | $107.20 | $134.00 | $67.00–$100.50 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 XR Shunt Series | $107.20 | $134.00 | $67.00–$100.50 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 XR Skull < 4 Views - Report | $107.20 | $134.00 | $67.00–$100.50 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 X-RAY EXAM OF SKULL | $112.20 | $187.00 | $22.00–$887.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 CR SKULL LESS 4 VWS | $121.51 | $478.00 | $39.30–$262.90 | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 CR SKULL LESS 4 VWS | $122.66 | $478.00 | $22.00–$262.90 | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 X-RAY OF SKULL; 1-3 VIEWS | $252.46 | $280.51 | $97.75–$130.02 | 10% | — source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 X-RAY EXAM OF SKULL | $267.84 | $297.60 | $97.75–$130.02 | 10% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $66.57, median $103.20, highest $252.46 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $121.51. 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 7 of 9 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 70250 ($277.54). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, ARX RAY EXAM OF SKULL | $19.58 | file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, ARXRAY EXAM SKULL >4 VIEW | $19.58 | file |