Scans and imaging CPT 70250 Maryland Outpatient

Skull X-ray cost in Maryland

In Maryland, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for skull X-ray, fewer than 4 views: from $29.40 to $339.37, with a median of $223.93. The lowest price is at UPMC Western Maryland (Cumberland). The highest price is 11.5× the lowest.

Why Maryland prices look low: Maryland is the only state where a commission (the HSCRC) sets hospital rates for every payer, so its hospitals publish prices far below the rest of the country. A separate physician fee may still apply.

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$29.40UPMC Western Maryland

Median$223.93half pay less

Highest$339.37in Maryland

Lowest saves$194.53vs the median

Hospitals in Maryland, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	File date
UPMC Western Maryland lowest Cumberland · Cumberland, MD-WV XR SKULL LESS THAN 4 VIEWS	$29.40	$49.00	— source file
Greater Baltimore Medical Center Towson · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC Skull <4 Vws	$101.63	$103.70	— source file
MedStar St. Mary's Hospital Leonardtown · Lexington Park, MD BC-SKULL < 4 VWS	$147.73	$150.74	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Mercy Medical Center Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC X-RAY SKULL <4 VW	$171.90	$175.41	— source file
Union Hospital of Cecil County Elkton · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD XRAY,SKULL,LESS THAN 4 VIEWS GLR	$173.32	$173.32	Apr 1, 2026 source file
TidalHealth Peninsula Salisbury · Salisbury, MD HC SKULL < 4 VIEWS	$210.64	$214.94	— source file
MedStar Southern Hospital Center Clinton · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV BC-SKULL < 4 VWS	$223.10	$227.65	Apr 1, 2026 source file
MedStar Harbor Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD SKULL < 4 VWS	$223.93	$228.50	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Atlantic General Hospital Berlin · Ocean Pines, MD Radiologic examination, skull; less than 4 views	$238.72	$238.72	— source file
MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD SKULL < 4 VWS	$254.87	$260.07	Apr 1, 2026 source file
The Kennedy Krieger Institute Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC SKULL X-RAY	$256.00	$320.00	— source file
MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD SKULL < 4 VWS	$261.05	$266.38	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD SKULL XRAY	$286.61	$292.46	— source file
MedStar Montgomery Medical Center Olney · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV SKULL < 4 VWS	$318.78	$325.29	Apr 1, 2026 source file
MedStar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD BC-SKULL < 4 VWS	$339.37	$346.30	Apr 1, 2026 source file

By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro area	Hospitals	Lowest	Median
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	8	$101.63	$255.44
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	2	$223.10	$270.94
Cumberland, MD-WV	1	$29.40	$29.40
Lexington Park, MD	1	$147.73	$147.73
Ocean Pines, MD	1	$238.72	$238.72
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1	$173.32	$173.32
Salisbury, MD	1	$210.64	$210.64

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

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.