Skull X-ray cost in Providence, RI
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for skull X-ray, fewer than 4 views: from $116.00 to $394.77, with a median of $261.00. The lowest listed price is at Landmark Medical Center — $145.00 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $261.00 at 7 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 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 Sep 1, 2026 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark Medical Center lowest Woonsocket, RI · (401) 769-4100 Hc X-Ray Skull <4 Vw File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $116.00 | $562.55 | $45.23–$534.42 | 79% |
| Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island Providence, RI · (401) 274-1100 HC X-Ray Skull <4 Vw - Xr Skull 1-3 Views source file | $176.75 | $505.00 | $28.96–$464.60 | 65% |
| Kent County Memorial Hospital Warwick, RI · (401) 737-7010 HC X-Ray Skull <4 Vw - Xr Skull 1-3 Views source file | $176.75 | $505.00 | $18.28–$471.17 | 65% |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River, MA · (508) 679-3131 HC X-Ray Skull <4 Vw source file | $192.00 | $384.00 | $75.85–$411.86 | 50% |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - St. Luke's Hospital St. New Bedford, MA HC X-Ray Skull <4 Vw source file | $192.00 | $384.00 | $75.85–$411.86 | 50% |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC SKULL < 4 VIEW source file | $261.00 | $261.00 | — | — |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC SKULL < 4 VIEW source file | $261.00 | $261.00 | — | — |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC SKULL < 4 VIEW source file | $261.00 | $261.00 | — | — |
| South County Health Wakefield, RI · (401) 782-8000 Radiologic examination, skull; less than 4 views source file | $285.60 | $476.00 | $71.94 | 40% |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC SKULL < 4 VIEW source file | $325.68 | $325.68 | — | — |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC SKULL < 4 VIEW source file | $394.77 | $394.77 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $116.00, median $261.00, highest $394.77 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $261.00. 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 5 of 6 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.