Skull X-ray cost in San Antonio, TX
In San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, 13 hospitals list a cash price for skull X-ray, fewer than 4 views: from $156.09 to $1,117.05, with a median of $1,117.05. The lowest listed price is at Santa Rosa Hospital - Westover Hills — $960.96 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $334.98 at 278 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 5 cities for code 70250, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 14, 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa Hospital - Westover Hills lowest San Antonio, TX · (210) 703-8211 HC 70250 DX- SKULL< 4VW File of Jan 13, 2026 · source file | $156.09 | $473.00 | $34.41–$497.64 | 67% |
| University Health System San Antonio, TX · (210) 358-2000 HC X-RAY SKULL <4 VW - XR SKULL 1-3 VIEWS File of Oct 14, 2025 · source file | $157.25 | $629.00 | $36.09–$1,572.50 | 75% |
| Guadalupe Regional Medical Center Seguin, TX · (830) 379-2411 SKULL,L/T 4 VIEWS source file | $161.50 | $323.00 | $32.80–$382.30 | 50% |
| Medina Regional Hospital Hondo, TX · (830) 426-7700 RAD SKULL < 4 VIEW File of Jul 29, 2026 · source file | $287.44 | $319.37 | $76.65–$480.73 | 10% |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak San Antonio, TX · (210) 638-2101 XR SKULL < 4 V File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,117.05 | $1,117.05 | $55.85–$949.49 | — |
| Metropolitan Methodist San Antonio, TX · (210) 575-4000 Radiologic examination, skull; less than 4 views +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,117.05 | $1,117.05 | $36.09–$949.49 | — |
| Methodist Hospital Helotes, TX · (210) 575-4000 Radiologic examination, skull; less than 4 views +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,117.05 | $1,117.05 | $36.09–$1,117.05 | — |
| Methodist Texsan Hospital San Antonio, TX · (210) 638-2101 XR SKULL < 4 V File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,117.05 | $1,117.05 | $55.85–$949.49 | — |
| Methodist Hospital Westover Hills San Antonio, TX · (210) 638-2101 Radiologic examination, skull; less than 4 views +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,117.05 | $1,117.05 | $36.09–$949.49 | — |
| Northeast Methodist San Antonio, TX · (210) 638-2101 XR SKULL < 4 V File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,117.05 | $1,117.05 | $55.85–$949.49 | — |
| Methodist Hospital Landmark San Antonio, TX · (210) 638-2101 Radiologic examination, skull; less than 4 views +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,117.05 | $1,117.05 | $36.09–$949.49 | — |
| Methodist Specialty and Transplant San Antonio, TX · (210) 575-4000 XR SKULL < 4 V File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,117.05 | $1,117.05 | $547.35 | — |
| Methodist Hospital Atascosa Jourdanton, TX · (830) 769-3515 XR SKULL < 4 V File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,117.05 | $1,117.05 | $55.85–$949.49 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $156.09, median $1,117.05, highest $1,117.05 — a 7.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $287.44. 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 4 of 13 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.