Skull X-ray cost in Rochester, NY
In Rochester, NY, 10 hospitals list a cash price for skull X-ray, fewer than 4 views: from $126.00 to $501.50, with a median of $268.18. The lowest listed price is at Orleans Community Health — $142.18 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $212.01 at 112 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 7 cities for code 70250, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 27, 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 Rochester, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orleans Community Health lowest Medina, NY · (585) 798-8111 SKULL LESS THAN 4 VIEWS | $126.00 | $315.00 | $126.00–$315.00 | 60% | — source file |
| Orleans Community Health lowest Medina, NY · (585) 798-8111 SKULL LESS THAN 4 VIEWS | $126.00 | $315.00 | $126.00–$315.00 | 60% | — source file |
| Geneva General Hospital Geneva, NY · (315) 787-4175 SKUL <4 VWS | $151.01 | $377.52 | $120.06–$320.89 | 60% | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville, NY · (585) 335-6001 HB Radiologic Examination Skull <4 Views | $158.00 | — | — | — | — source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua, NY · (585) 396-6000 HB Radiologic Examination Skull <4 Views | $173.00 | — | — | — | — source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs, NY · (315) 462-9561 HC XR SKULL _ 4 VIEWS | $261.20 | $401.84 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC XR SKULL _ 4 VIEWS | $275.16 | $423.33 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC XR SKULL _ 4 VIEWS | $275.16 | $423.33 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY · (585) 723-7000 HC XR SKULL _ 4 VIEWS | $456.76 | $570.95 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 341-6711 HB Radiologic Examination Skull <4 Views | $501.50 | — | $15.15–$392.74 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 HB Radiologic Examination Skull <4 Views | $501.50 | — | $15.15–$479.70 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $126.00, median $268.18, highest $501.50 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $268.18. 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 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.