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X-ray of Skull, 1-3 Views Cost in New York
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 115 New York hospitals. CPT 70250. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $151
📉 Low $5.28
📈 High $968
🏥 115 hospitals
🏛️ 81 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $39.62
Hospital comparison — New York
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 115 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | UHC | Centene | Cigna | BCBS | Humana | Molina | MultiPlan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHN WESTFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WESTFIELD |
$5.28 | $131 | $15.65 | — | $13.95 | — | $133 | $137 | — |
| ALICE HYDE MEDICAL CENTER MALONE |
$11.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GOLISANO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO BUFFALO |
$15.00 | $31.38 | $6.85 | $4.86 | $153 | $88.99 | $8.05 | $7.71 | — |
| O'CONNOR HOSPITAL DELHI |
$15.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LITTLE FALLS HOSPITAL LITTLE FALLS |
$15.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COBLESKILL REGIONAL HOSPITAL GRANDVIEW DRIVE COBLESKILL |
$15.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BERTRAND CHAFFEE HOSPITAL SPRINGVILLE |
$17.00 | — | $9.09 | $9.09 | — | $25.78 | — | $9.09 | — |
| THE UNITY HOSPITAL OF ROCHESTER LONG POND ROAD ROCHESTER |
$20.72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL PORTLAND AVE ROCHESTER |
$20.72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNITED MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER NORTH STREET BATAVIA |
$20.72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. PETER'S HOSPITAL ALBANY |
$23.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAMARITAN HOSPITAL - ALBANY MEMORIAL CAMPUS ALBANY |
$23.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER BROOKLYN |
$25.00 | $7.48 | $5.79 | $7.48 | $12.60 | — | — | — | — |
| ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ELIZABETHTOWN |
$26.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHAMPLAIN VALLEY PHYSICIANS HOSPITAL PLATTSBURGH |
$28.00 | $8.21 | $5.75 | $8.21 | — | $6.68 | $8.21 | — | $26.60 |
| KINGSBROOK JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER SCHENECTADY AVENUE BROOKLYN |
$30.65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BROOKDALE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER BROOKDALE PLAZA BROOKLYN |
$30.65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| INTERFAITH MEDICAL CENTER ATLANTIC AVENUE BROOKLYN |
$30.65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. JAMES HOSPITAL HORNELL |
$39.95 | $40.16 | $9.09 | $9.09 | $314 | $9.09 | $140 | $15.15 | — |
| SAINT BARNABAS HOSPITAL HEALTH SYSTEM BRONX |
$42.11 | — | — | $8.59 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NYU LANGONE HOSPITAL - SUFFOLK PATCHOGUE |
$59.65 | $100 | $45.40 | $28.85 | $60.00 | $163 | — | — | $78.00 |
| NYU LANGONE TISCH HOSPITAL NEW YORK |
$59.65 | $100 | $95.21 | $28.85 | $71.54 | $185 | — | — | $78.00 |
| NYU LANGONE HOSPITAL LONG ISLAND MINEOLA |
$62.63 | $100 | $51.19 | $28.85 | $71.54 | $185 | — | — | $78.00 |
| HSS WEST SIDE ASC NEW YORK |
$66.00 | $29.67 | $6.75 | $6.94 | $19.50 | $15.15 | — | $345 | — |
| HSS SOUTHAMPTON WATER MILL |
$66.00 | $29.67 | $6.75 | $6.94 | $19.50 | $15.15 | — | $345 | — |
| HSS MIDTOWN NEW YORK |
$66.00 | $29.67 | $6.75 | $6.94 | $19.50 | $15.15 | — | $345 | — |
| HSS HUDSON YARDS 10TH FLOOR |
$66.00 | $29.67 | $6.75 | $6.94 | $19.50 | $15.15 | — | $345 | — |
| HSS QUEENS FRESH MEADOWS |
$66.00 | $29.67 | $6.75 | $6.94 | $19.50 | $15.15 | — | $345 | — |
| HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY NEW YORK |
$66.00 | $29.67 | $6.75 | $6.94 | $19.50 | $15.15 | — | $345 | — |
| HSS LONG ISLAND UNIONDALE |
$66.00 | $29.67 | $6.75 | $6.94 | $19.50 | $35.60 | — | $345 | — |
| HSS WESTCHESTER WHITE PLAINS |
$66.00 | $29.67 | $6.75 | $6.94 | $19.50 | $35.60 | — | $345 | — |
| HSS ASC OF MANHATTAN NEW YORK |
$66.00 | $29.67 | $6.75 | $6.94 | $19.50 | $15.15 | — | $345 | — |
| HSS BROOKLYN BROOKLYN |
$66.00 | $29.67 | $6.75 | $6.94 | $19.50 | $15.15 | — | $345 | — |
| CARTHAGE AREA HOSPITAL WEST ST CARTHAGE |
$66.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING BROOKLYN INFUSION CENTER BROOKLYN |
$70.00 | $9.38 | $35.99 | $9.38 | $41.82 | — | — | — | $63.00 |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING COMMACK NONNAS GARDEN FOUNDATION CENTER COMMACK |
$70.00 | $9.38 | $35.99 | $9.38 | $41.82 | — | — | — | $63.00 |
| UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SUNY DOWNSTATE BROOKLYN |
$77.00 | $4.00 | $19.00 | — | $24.00 | $37.00 | — | — | — |
| MOUNT ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL LEWISTON |
$81.52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO BUFFALO |
$81.52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KENMORE MERCY HOSPITAL KENMORE |
$81.52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER EAST MEADOW |
$98.00 | $10.47 | $20.46 | $9.54 | $40.91 | $126 | $40.91 | $8.11 | — |
| NIAGARA FALLS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER NIAGARA FALLS |
$105 | $26.06 | $130 | $123 | — | $29.97 | $134 | — | — |
| FLUSHING HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER FLUSHING |
$108 | $8.68 | $7.40 | $10.55 | $17.29 | — | $10.05 | — | — |
| ELLIS HOSPITAL - BELLEVUE WOMAN'S CARE CENTER NOTT STREET SCHENECTADY |
$112 | — | — | — | — | $34.71 | — | — | — |
| AURELIA OSBORN FOX MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ONE NORTON AVE ONEONTA |
$113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CALVARY HOSPITAL BRONX BRONX |
$118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HIGHLAND HOSPITAL ROCHESTER |
$124 | $143 | $135 | — | $222 | $148 | $142 | — | — |
| URMC STRONG WEST ROCHESTER |
$124 | $139 | $135 | — | $258 | $175 | $142 | — | — |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HAMILTON |
$124 | — | — | — | — | $38.90 | — | — | — |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HAMILTON |
$124 | — | — | — | — | $38.90 | — | — | — |
| MEDINA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MEDINA |
$126 | — | $195 | — | — | — | — | $195 | — |
| ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL WESTCHESTER YONKERS |
$128 | $23.39 | $15.15 | $15.15 | — | — | — | $15.15 | — |
| MONTEFIORE ST. LUKE'S CORNWALL CAMPUS NEWBURGH |
$130 | $49.67 | $130 | $104 | $209 | — | $144 | — | — |
| MONTEFIORE NYACK HOSPITAL NYACK |
$130 | $40.56 | $130 | $15.15 | $209 | — | $144 | $180 | — |
| BASSETT MEDICAL CENTER COOPERSTOWN |
$134 | $8.46 | $11.99 | $7.71 | $48.24 | $8.21 | $8.70 | — | $51.08 |
| AUBURN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AUBURN |
$148 | $67.77 | $15.75 | $15.15 | $247 | — | $130 | — | — |
| RIVER HOSPITAL ALEXANDRIA BAY |
$149 | $8.21 | $8.21 | $8.21 | $106 | $8.21 | $8.21 | — | — |
| SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PENN YAN |
$151 | $166 | $147 | $147 | — | $174 | — | — | — |
| GENEVA GENERAL HOSPITAL GENEVA |
$151 | $8.45 | $8.45 | $8.87 | — | $8.45 | — | — | — |
| MONTEFIORE HOSPITAL (MOSES CAMPUS) BRONX |
$154 | $129 | $130 | $15.15 | $216 | — | $144 | $180 | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 70250, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $266 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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That is the median of what the 115 New York hospitals above publish for X-ray of skull, 1-3 views — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 70250 in New York, Medicare reimburses about $39.62 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in New York range from $5.28 to $968 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 3.8x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does x-ray of skull, 1-3 views cost in New York?
- Cash prices for x-ray of skull, 1-3 views (CPT 70250) in New York range from $5.28 to $968, with a median of $151. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest x-ray of skull, 1-3 views in New York?
- The cheapest New York hospital published cash price for this procedure is $5.28. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each New York facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 70250 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.