Scans and imaging CPT 70250 Outpatient

Skull X-ray cost in Morgantown, WV

In Morgantown, WV, 3 hospitals list a cash price for skull X-ray, fewer than 4 views: from $120.13 to $402.50, with a median of $196.00. The lowest listed price is at Preston Memorial Hospital — $75.87 less than the median here. Across West Virginia, the median is $194.25 at 34 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 10, 2026 and May 21, 2026.

Lowest$120.13Preston Memorial Hospital

Median$196.00half of hospitals charge less

Highest$402.50in this market

Difference3.4×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Morgantown, WV.

median

Lowest $120.13Highest $402.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Preston Memorial Hospital lowest Kingwood, WV · (304) 329-1400 XR SKULL AP/LAT < 4V File of May 21, 2026 · source file	$120.13	$240.25	$33.56–$233.04	50%
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown, WV · (304) 598-4000 X-RAY EXAM OF SKULL source file	$196.00	$392.00	$6.44–$266.67	50%
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown, WV · (304) 598-4000 X-RAY OF SKULL; 1-3 VIEWS source file	$355.00	$710.00	$6.44–$266.67	50%
Mon Health Medical Center Morgantown, WV · (304) 598-1200 General Diagnostic Exam File of Apr 10, 2026 · source file	$402.50	$804.99	$21.00–$780.84	50%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking.

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth.

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less.

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Outpatient: lowest $120.13, median $196.00, highest $402.50 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.

Cash or insurance?

At 3 of 3 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.