Skull X-ray cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 8 hospitals list a cash price for skull X-ray, fewer than 4 views: from $35.00 to $843.00, with a median of $302.40. The lowest listed price is at Cochran Memorial Hospital — $267.40 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $351.00 at 302 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 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 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 Lubbock, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cochran Memorial Hospital lowest Morton, TX · (806) 266-5565 INTERP OF SKULL 2 VIEWS | $35.00 | $35.00 | $9.61–$35.00 | — | — source file |
| Cochran Memorial Hospital Morton, TX · (806) 266-5565 XR SKULL 1 OR 2 VIEWS AP&LAT | $102.70 | $102.70 | $66.76–$102.70 | — | — source file |
| Crosbyton Clinic Hospital Crosbyton, TX · (806) 675-2382 Xr Skull <4 Views | $159.00 | $159.00 | $100.00–$128.00 | — | — source file |
| Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC XR SKULL 1-3 VIEWS | $197.82 | $471.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grace Surgical Hospital Lubbock, TX HC XR SKULL 1-3 VIEWS | $221.34 | $527.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC XR SKULL 1-3 VIEWS | $383.46 | $913.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC XR SKULL 1-3 VIEWS | $383.46 | $913.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC XR SKULL 1-3 VIEWS | $596.82 | $1,421.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX HC XR SKULL 1-3 VIEWS | $596.82 | $1,421.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC XR SKULL 1-3 VIEWS | $596.82 | $1,421.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc X-Ray Skull <4 Vw - Xr Skull 1-3 Views | $843.00 | $843.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $35.00, median $302.40, highest $843.00 — a 24.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $596.82. 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 0 of 2 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.