Skull X-ray cost in Urban Honolulu, HI
In Urban Honolulu, HI, 8 hospitals list a cash price for skull X-ray, fewer than 4 views: from $270.60 to $308.40, with a median of $287.70. The lowest listed price is at Straub Clinic & Hospital — $17.10 less than the median here. Across Hawaii, the median is $287.70 at 11 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 4 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 Feb 12, 2026 and Feb 12, 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 Urban Honolulu, HI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straub Clinic & Hospital lowest Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 XR SKULL,<4 VIEWS-TECH File of Feb 12, 2026 · source file | $270.60 | $451.00 | $104.21–$138.66 | 40% |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 XR SKULL,<4 VIEWS-TECH File of Feb 12, 2026 · source file | $273.60 | $456.00 | $104.21–$138.66 | 40% |
| The Queens Medical Center - Wahiawa Wahiawa, HI · (808) 538-9011 X-RAY OF SKULL; 1-3 VIEWS source file | $287.70 | $411.00 | $22.35–$257.71 | 30% |
| Queens Medical Center - West Oahu Ewa Beach, HI · (808) 538-9011 X-RAY OF SKULL; 1-3 VIEWS source file | $287.70 | $411.00 | $22.35–$344.09 | 30% |
| The Queens Medical Center Honolulu, HI · (808) 538-9011 X-RAY OF SKULL; 1-3 VIEWS source file | $287.70 | $411.00 | $22.35–$344.09 | 30% |
| Shriners Childrens - Honolulu Honolulu, HI · (808) 941-4466 X-RAY EXAM OF SKULL source file | $295.30 | $295.30 | $24.01–$185.25 | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moanalua Honolulu, HI · (808) 432-0000 RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION SKULL 4< VIEWS source file | $298.50 | $398.00 | $109.00–$350.00 | 25% |
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 XR SKULL,<4 VIEWS-TECH File of Feb 12, 2026 · source file | $308.40 | $514.00 | $104.21–$116.97 | 40% |
| Queens Medical Center - West Oahu Ewa Beach, HI · (808) 538-9011 X-RAY EXAM OF SKULL source file | $324.80 | $464.00 | $22.35–$344.09 | 30% |
| The Queens Medical Center Honolulu, HI · (808) 538-9011 X-RAY EXAM OF SKULL source file | $324.80 | $464.00 | $22.35–$344.09 | 30% |
| The Queens Medical Center - Wahiawa Wahiawa, HI · (808) 538-9011 X-RAY EXAM OF SKULL source file | $324.80 | $464.00 | $22.35–$257.71 | 30% |
Outpatient: lowest $270.60, median $287.70, highest $308.40 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $286.05. 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 3 of 8 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.