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X-ray of Skull, 1-3 Views Cost in Pennsylvania
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 80 Pennsylvania hospitals. CPT 70250. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $151
📉 Low $4.32
📈 High $1,373
🏥 80 hospitals
🏛️ 59 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $35.25
Hospital comparison — Pennsylvania
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 80 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | UHC | Cigna | Medicare | Humana | Medicaid | BCBS | TRICARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHN SAINT VINCENT HOSPITAL ERIE |
$4.32 | $23.10 | $15.65 | $13.95 | $119 | $123 | — | $121 | — |
| AHN JEFFERSON HOSPITAL JEFFERSON HILLS |
$4.56 | $25.20 | $15.65 | $13.95 | $105 | $108 | — | — | — |
| AHN CANONSBURG GENERAL HOSPITAL CANONSBURG |
$5.28 | $21.00 | $15.65 | $13.95 | $105 | $108 | — | — | — |
| AHN FORBES HOSPITAL MONROEVILLE |
$5.28 | $25.20 | $15.65 | $13.95 | $105 | $108 | — | — | — |
| AHN ALLEGHENY VALLEY HOSPITAL NATRONA HEIGHTS |
$5.52 | $21.00 | $15.65 | $13.95 | $105 | $108 | — | — | — |
| AHN GROVE CITY MEDICAL CENTER GROVE CITY |
$5.52 | $21.00 | $15.65 | $13.95 | $105 | $108 | — | — | — |
| AHN ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL PITTSBURGH |
$5.76 | $25.20 | $15.65 | $13.95 | $108 | $108 | — | — | — |
| AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD |
$6.24 | $106 | $15.65 | $13.95 | $105 | $108 | — | — | — |
| WEST PENN HOSPITAL PITTSBURGH |
$6.48 | $25.20 | $15.65 | $13.95 | $105 | $108 | — | — | — |
| PENN HIGHLANDS MON VALLEY HOSPITAL COUNTRY CLUB RD. MONONGAHELA |
$12.00 | $3.56 | $8.47 | — | $8.22 | $8.47 | $10.79 | $7.73 | — |
| BUCKTAIL MEDICAL CENTER RENOVO |
$16.80 | $9.74 | — | $11.38 | $8.30 | $9.64 | — | $23.40 | — |
| BARNES-KASSON COUNTY HOSPITAL SUSQUEHANNA |
$28.70 | $40.00 | $42.91 | $53.53 | $40.00 | $30.86 | $8.82 | — | — |
| JEFFERSON ABINGTON HOSPITAL ABINGTON |
$32.44 | $16.11 | $15.75 | — | $73.50 | — | $11.87 | — | — |
| ALLIED SERVICES SCRANTON REHAB HOSPITAL SCRANTON |
$58.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALLIED SERVICES WILKES-BARRE REHAB HOSPITAL WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP |
$58.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HERITAGE VALLEY SEWICKLEY MCKEES ROCKS |
$62.37 | $21.00 | $27.30 | $40.73 | — | — | — | — | — |
| HERITAGE VALLEY BEAVER BEAVER |
$62.37 | $21.00 | $29.40 | $40.73 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONEMAUGH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JOHNSTOWN |
$83.20 | $104 | $59.80 | $100 | — | — | — | $48.21 | $100 |
| CONEMAUGH NASON MEDICAL CENTER ROARING SPRING |
$89.20 | $31.25 | $71.68 | $41.20 | $100 | $100 | — | $100 | $100 |
| LOWER BUCKS HOSPITAL BRISTOL |
$102 | — | $23.73 | $249 | $103 | $82.27 | $21.00 | $103 | $103 |
| CONEMAUGH MEYERSDALE MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL DRIVE MEYERSDALE |
$103 | $39.52 | $38.00 | $61.60 | — | — | — | $153 | $38.00 |
| SUBURBAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL NORRISTOWN |
$106 | — | $23.73 | $253 | $107 | $85.50 | $21.00 | $107 | $107 |
| WARREN GENERAL HOSPITAL CRESCENT PARK WEST WARREN |
$108 | $63.00 | $100 | $60.00 | — | $101 | — | $100 | $60.00 |
| ROTHMAN ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALTY HOSPITAL BENSALEM |
$110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JEFFERSON BUCKS HOSPITAL LANGHORNE |
$119 | $36.18 | $94.88 | $68.78 | $88.37 | $94.88 | $28.41 | — | $93.02 |
| JEFFERSON LANSDALE HOSPITAL LANSDALE |
$121 | $36.18 | $96.23 | $68.78 | $94.34 | $96.23 | $28.41 | — | $94.34 |
| THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA |
$124 | $39.80 | $98.60 | $68.78 | $96.67 | $98.60 | $24.64 | — | $96.67 |
| JEFFERSON TORRESDALE HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA |
$124 | $36.18 | $98.60 | $68.78 | $91.84 | $98.60 | $28.41 | — | $96.67 |
| JEFFERSON FRANKFORD HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA |
$124 | $36.18 | $98.60 | $68.78 | $91.84 | $98.60 | $28.41 | — | $96.67 |
| JEFFERSON METHODIST HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA |
$124 | $39.80 | $98.60 | $68.78 | $96.67 | $98.60 | $24.64 | — | $96.67 |
| FRED AND MINERVA BRAEMER HEART CENTER PHILADELPHIA |
$125 | $68.53 | $31.27 | $68.78 | — | $108 | — | — | — |
| JEFFERSON EINSTEIN MONTGOMERY HOSPITAL EAST NORRITON |
$125 | $68.53 | $31.27 | $68.78 | — | $105 | — | — | — |
| MAGEE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA |
$126 | $27.74 | $98.23 | $102 | $108 | $100 | $37.59 | — | — |
| PENN STATE HEALTH HOLY SPIRIT MEDICAL CENTER CAMP HILL |
$127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LATROBE HOSPITAL LATROBE |
$130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL GREEENSBURG |
$130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRICK HOSPITAL MT PLESANT |
$130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HOLY REDEEMER HOSPITAL MEADOWBROOK |
$130 | $112 | $90.00 | $112 | — | — | — | $106 | — |
| PENN STATE HEALTH ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER BERNVILLE ROAD READING |
$138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CLARION HOSPITAL CLARION |
$140 | $105 | $102 | $102 | $102 | — | $31.79 | — | $102 |
| INDIANA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INDIANA |
$143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNIONTOWN HOSPITAL UNIONTOWN |
$145 | $6.56 | $101 | $90.00 | $101 | $106 | — | $186 | — |
| CONEMAUGH MINERS MEDICAL CENTER HAIDA AVENUE HASTINGS |
$150 | $20.80 | $20.00 | $61.60 | — | — | — | $4.94 | $20.00 |
| SURGICAL INSTITUTE OF READING WYOMISSING |
$151 | $105 | $109 | — | — | — | — | $22.24 | $230 |
| PENN STATE HEALTH LANCASTER MEDICAL CENTER STATE ROAD LANCASTER |
$154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PENN STATE HEALTH HAMPDEN MEDICAL CENTER ENOLA |
$167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EDGEWOOD SURGICAL HOSPITAL TRANSFER |
$172 | $99.79 | $99.30 | $125 | $99.30 | — | — | $161 | — |
| BUTLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BUTLER |
$175 | $36.56 | $31.79 | $234 | $102 | $106 | $31.79 | — | $102 |
| ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER LANGHORNE |
$203 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MOUNT NITTANY MEDICAL CENTER STATE COLLEGE |
$220 | $124 | $127 | $124 | — | $127 | — | $129 | — |
| SHRINERS CHILDREN'S PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA |
$280 | $31.79 | $112 | $139 | — | $32.42 | — | $68.15 | — |
| PAM HEALTH SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH STEUBENVILLE PIKE OAKDALE |
$281 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PAM HEALTH SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH STEUBENVILLE PIKE OAKDALE |
$281 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PAM HEALTH SPECIALTY HOSPITAL HERITAGE VALLEY BEAVER |
$284 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PAM HEALTH SPECIALTY HOSPITAL HERITAGE VALLEY BEAVER |
$284 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PAM SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF WILKES-BARRE WILKES-BARRE |
$313 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GUTHRIE TROY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL TROY |
$315 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NAZARETH HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA |
$325 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY FITZGERALD HOSPITAL DARBY |
$358 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WELLSPAN SURGERY AND REHABILITATION HOSPITAL YORK |
$375 | $106 | $108 | $420 | $103 | — | $26.25 | — | — |
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 80 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, Medicare reimburses about $35.25 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Pennsylvania range from $4.32 to $1,373 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 4.3x 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 Pennsylvania?
- Cash prices for x-ray of skull, 1-3 views (CPT 70250) in Pennsylvania range from $4.32 to $1,373, with a median of $151. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest x-ray of skull, 1-3 views in Pennsylvania?
- The cheapest Pennsylvania hospital published cash price for this procedure is $4.32. 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 Pennsylvania facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 70250 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.