Skull X-ray cost in McAllen, TX
In McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX, 4 hospitals list a cash price for skull X-ray, fewer than 4 views: from $104.00 to $1,620.96, with a median of $138.47. The lowest listed price is at Knapp Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $34.47 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $351.00 at 303 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 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 Oct 6, 2025 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 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knapp Medical Center lowest Weslaco, TX · (956) 968-8567 Hc X-Ray Skull <4 Vw File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $104.00 | $823.01 | $36.09–$806.55 | 87% |
| Mission Regional Medical Center lowest Mission, TX · (956) 323-9000 SKULL LIMITED File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $104.00 | $886.88 | $36.09–$709.50 | 88% |
| Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · (361) 694-5041 Skull 3v or Less File of Oct 6, 2025 · source file | $172.93 | $864.64 | $34.75–$165.82 | 80% |
| Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · (361) 694-5041 Skull, 3v File of Oct 6, 2025 · source file | $179.20 | $896.00 | $34.75–$165.82 | 80% |
| Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · (361) 694-5041 Skull 2v File of Oct 6, 2025 · source file | $185.70 | $928.48 | $34.75–$165.82 | 80% |
| Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · (361) 694-5041 Skull 1 or 2 Views File of Oct 6, 2025 · source file | $213.47 | $1,067.36 | $34.75–$165.82 | 80% |
| Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · (361) 694-5041 Skull Less Than 4v File of Oct 6, 2025 · source file | $275.30 | $1,376.48 | $34.75–$165.82 | 80% |
| Rio Grande Regional Hospital San Juan, TX · (956) 632-6000 XR SKULL < 4 V File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,620.96 | $1,620.96 | $113.47–$1,377.82 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $104.00, median $138.47, highest $1,620.96 — a 15.6× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 4 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.