Skull X-ray cost in Nashville, TN
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 21 hospitals list a cash price for skull X-ray, fewer than 4 views: from $68.40 to $3,294.52, with a median of $293.65. The lowest listed price is at Metro Nashville General Hospital — $225.25 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $121.29 at 86 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 16 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 Oct 1, 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Nashville General Hospital lowest Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 XR MRI Screen Waters View | $68.40 | $114.00 | — | 40% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 XR SKULL ROUTINE LESS 4V | $95.84 | $319.45 | $17.71–$179.33 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 XR SKULL TWO VIEW | $95.84 | $319.45 | $17.71–$179.33 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 XR SKULL ROUTINE LESS 4V | $95.84 | $319.45 | $17.71–$179.33 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 XR SKULL TWO VIEW | $95.84 | $319.45 | $17.71–$179.33 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 XR SKULL TWO VIEW | $95.84 | $319.45 | $17.71–$179.33 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 XR SKULL TWO VIEW | $95.84 | $319.45 | $17.71–$179.33 | 70% | — source file |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 XR SKULL < 4 V | $127.67 | $425.55 | $17.71–$179.33 | 70% | — source file |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 XR SKULL < 4 V | $127.67 | $425.55 | $17.71–$179.33 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville, TN XR Skull Less Than 4 Views 70250 | $130.72 | $419.00 | $30.66–$584.01 | 69% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville, TN BCE XR Skull Less Than 4 Views 70250 | $130.72 | $419.00 | $30.66–$584.01 | 69% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC XR SKULL LTD | $147.32 | $508.00 | $51.10–$406.40 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 SKULL < 4 VIEWS | $180.65 | $320.40 | $129.12–$304.38 | 44% | — source file |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 SKULL LESS THAN 4 VIEWS | $180.65 | $320.40 | $129.12–$304.38 | 44% | — source file |
| Macon Community Hospital Lafayette, TN · (615) 666-2147 XR SKULL 4 VIEWS | $191.40 | $319.00 | $17.71–$287.10 | 40% | — source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin, TN · (615) 328-8888 Radiologic examination, skull; less than 4 views | $251.97 | $1,081.40 | $49.01 | 77% | — source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 XR Skull < 4 Views | $269.40 | $449.00 | — | 40% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 HC XR SKULL LTD | $274.32 | $508.00 | $51.10–$406.40 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage, TN · (615) 735-9815 Radiologic examination, skull; less than 4 views | $293.65 | $900.76 | $62.08 | 67% | — source file |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 781-4000 XR SKULL < 4 V | $313.22 | $313.22 | $57.66–$275.63 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville, TN · (615) 374-2221 Radiologic examination, skull; less than 4 views | $457.06 | $901.49 | $43.90 | 49% | — source file |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield, TN · (615) 384-2411 XR SKULL < 4 V | $501.36 | $501.36 | $35.10–$411.12 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield, TN · (615) 384-2411 Radiologic examination, skull; less than 4 views | $501.36 | $501.36 | $154.52 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna, TN · (615) 768-2000 XR SKULL < 4 V | $802.45 | $802.45 | $147.73–$738.25 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna, TN · (615) 768-2000 Radiologic examination, skull; less than 4 views | $802.45 | $802.45 | $154.52 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson, TN · (615) 446-0446 XR SKULL < 4 V | $1,227.19 | $1,227.19 | $225.93–$1,129.01 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Portland, TN · (615) 338-1000 XR SKULL < 4 V | $1,315.53 | $1,315.53 | $242.19–$1,210.29 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 342-1000 XR SKULL < 4 V | $1,721.59 | $1,721.59 | $316.94–$1,721.59 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet, TN · (615) 316-3000 XR SKULL < 4 V | $2,553.77 | $2,553.77 | $470.15–$2,247.32 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 769-2000 XR SKULL < 4 V | $3,043.60 | $3,043.60 | $560.33–$2,982.73 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City, TN · (615) 792-3030 XR SKULL < 4 V | $3,294.52 | $3,294.52 | $606.52–$3,030.96 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City, TN · (615) 792-3030 Radiologic examination, skull; less than 4 views | $3,294.52 | $3,294.52 | $154.52 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $68.40, median $293.65, highest $3,294.52 — a 48.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $129.20. 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 8 of 20 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.