Skull X-ray cost in Alaska
In Alaska, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for skull X-ray, fewer than 4 views: from $48.50 to $1,048.66, with a median of $526.32. The lowest price is at Cordova Community Medical Center (Cordova). The highest price is 21.6× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 70250. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$48.50Cordova Community Medical Center
Median$526.32half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,048.66in Alaska
Lowest saves$477.82vs the median
Hospitals in Alaska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cordova Community Medical Center lowest Cordova · Cordova, AK XR SKULL LIMITED 3 VIEW: PF,TECHNICAL | $48.50 | $97.00 | — source file |
| Norton Sound Health Nome · Nome, AK X-ray of skull, 1-3 views | $228.50 | $457.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Ketchikan Medial Center Ketchikan · Ketchikan, AK X-RAY OF SKULL; 1-3 VIEWS | $265.85 | $409.00 | — source file |
| Maniilaq Health Center Kotzebue · Kotzebue, AK X-ray of skull, 1-3 views | $287.00 | $287.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Fairbanks · Fairbanks-College, AK X-ray of skull, 1-3 views | $304.04 | $320.04 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center Palmer · Anchorage, AK XR Skull Less Than 4 V DR | $345.60 | $1,152.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Valdez Medical Center Valdez · Valdez, AK HC XR SKULL 1-3 VIEWS | $416.52 | $534.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bartlett Regional Hospital Juneau · Juneau, AK X-ray of skull, 1-3 views | $475.79 | $559.75 | Sep 26, 2026 source file |
| South Peninsula Hospital Homer · Homer, AK X-ray of skull, 1-3 views | $576.85 | $769.13 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Kodiak · Kodiak, AK HC XR SKULL 1-3 VIEWS | $622.44 | $798.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Seward Hospital Seward · Seward, AK HC XR SKULL 1-3 VIEWS | $622.44 | $798.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Elias Specialty Hospital Anchorage · Anchorage, AK HC XR SKULL 1-3 VIEWS | $764.40 | $980.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage · Anchorage, AK HC XR SKULL 1-3 VIEWS | $847.86 | $1,087.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Central Peninsula General Hospital Soldotna · Soldotna, AK X-ray of skull, 1-3 views | $912.00 | $912.00 | Aug 19, 2026 source file |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage · Anchorage, AK X-ray of skull, 1-3 views | $987.00 | $987.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Alaska Regional Hospital Anchorage · Anchorage, AK Radiologic examination, skull; less than 4 views | $1,048.66 | $1,048.66 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage, AK | 4 | $345.60 | $917.43 |
| Anchorage, AK | 1 | $764.40 | $764.40 |
| Cordova, AK | 1 | $48.50 | $48.50 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | 1 | $304.04 | $304.04 |
| Homer, AK | 1 | $576.85 | $576.85 |
| Juneau, AK | 1 | $475.79 | $475.79 |
| Kodiak, AK | 1 | $622.44 | $622.44 |
| Kotzebue, AK | 1 | $287.00 | $287.00 |
| Ketchikan, AK | 1 | $265.85 | $265.85 |
| Nome, AK | 1 | $228.50 | $228.50 |
| Seward, AK | 1 | $622.44 | $622.44 |
| Soldotna, AK | 1 | $912.00 | $912.00 |
| Valdez, AK | 1 | $416.52 | $416.52 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
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.
Skull X-ray, fewer than 4 views in other states
- Alabama$200.79
- Arizona$223.72
- Arkansas$107.20
- California$427.43
- Colorado$337.89
- Connecticut$326.55
- Delaware$326.90
- District of Columbia$336.00
- Florida$617.90
- Georgia$212.52
- Hawaii$287.70
- Idaho$258.05
- Illinois$317.05
- Indiana$232.80
- Iowa$204.60
- Kansas$243.30
- Kentucky$266.32
- Louisiana$122.72
- Maine$227.25
- Maryland$223.93
- Massachusetts$311.00
- Michigan$187.04
- Minnesota$227.47
- Mississippi$134.63
- Missouri$258.70
- Montana$224.00
- Nebraska$278.22
- Nevada$416.00
- New Hampshire$258.16
- New Jersey$130.10
- New Mexico$309.32
- New York$202.00
- North Carolina$291.78
- North Dakota$167.27
- Ohio$288.89
- Oklahoma$205.85
- Oregon$280.00
- Pennsylvania$356.74
- Puerto Rico$45.00
- Rhode Island$218.88
- South Carolina$302.82
- South Dakota$417.60
- Tennessee$121.29
- Texas$351.00
- Utah$646.51
- Vermont$543.99
- Virginia$375.05
- Washington$289.23
- West Virginia$194.25
- Wisconsin$244.40
- Wyoming$286.60
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.