Skull X-ray cost in Nashville, TN — inpatient
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 8 hospitals list a cash price for skull X-ray, fewer than 4 views as an inpatient: from $68.40 to $274.32, with a median of $129.20. The lowest listed price is at Metro Nashville General Hospital — $60.80 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $121.29 at 86 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 6 cities for code 70250, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Oct 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Nashville General Hospital lowest Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 XR MRI Screen Waters View File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $68.40 | $114.00 | — | 40% |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 XR SKULL ROUTINE LESS 4V+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $95.84 | $319.45 | $17.71–$179.33 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 XR SKULL TWO VIEW File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $95.84 | $319.45 | $17.71–$179.33 | 70% |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 XR SKULL < 4 V File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $127.67 | $425.55 | $17.71–$179.33 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville, TN XR Skull Less Than 4 Views 70250+1 more line at this price File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $130.72 | $419.00 | $30.66–$584.01 | 69% |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC XR SKULL LTD File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $147.32 | $508.00 | $51.10–$406.40 | 71% |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 SKULL LESS THAN 4 VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $180.65 | $320.40 | $118.87–$304.38 | 44% |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 XR Skull < 4 Views File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $269.40 | $449.00 | — | 40% |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 HC XR SKULL LTD File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $274.32 | $508.00 | $51.10–$406.40 | 46% |
Inpatient: lowest $68.40, median $129.20, highest $274.32 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $293.65 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 7 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.