Skull X-ray cost in Santa Rosa, CA
In Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for skull X-ray, fewer than 4 views: from $79.05 to $967.00, with a median of $702.45. The lowest listed price is at Healdsburg Hospital — $623.40 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $426.00 at 205 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 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 Apr 1, 2026 and May 22, 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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healdsburg Hospital lowest Healdsburg, CA · (707) 431-6500 HC PR 70250 XR EXAM OF SKULL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $79.05 | $155.00 | — | 49% |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 525-5300 HC XR SKULL 1-3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $412.59 | $809.00 | — | 49% |
| Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA · (707) 431-6500 HC XR SKULL 1-3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $479.91 | $941.00 | — | 49% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 571-4000 RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION SKULL 4< VIEWS source file | $683.20 | $1,220.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% |
| Sonoma Valley Hospital Sonoma, CA · (707) 935-5000 X-ray of skull, 1-3 views File of May 22, 2026 · source file | $721.70 | $1,031.00 | $28.60–$1,855.80 | 30% |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CA · (707) 778-1111 HC XR SKULL 1-3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $816.00 | $1,600.00 | — | 49% |
| Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 576-4000 HCHG XR SKULL LESS 4 VIEW File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $967.00 | $967.00 | — | — |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 525-5300 HC XR SKULL 1-3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,039.38 | $2,038.00 | — | 49% |
Outpatient: lowest $79.05, median $702.45, highest $967.00 — a 12.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $816.00. 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 1 of 2 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.