Bone Age X-ray (hand and wrist) cost at US hospitals

X-ray bone age study · CPT 77072

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Bone Age X-ray (hand and wrist)

A bone age study is an x-ray, almost always of a child's left hand and wrist, read to estimate how far the skeleton has matured. The question is not whether anything is broken — it is whether the bones are ahead of, behind, or in step with the child's actual age.

$29.00

lowest cash price

$252.75

national median

$2,497.00

highest cash price

890

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $29.00–$2,497.00 — the variation is the story.

Most expensive published cash price

$2,497.00

HCA FLORIDA NORTHWEST HOSPITAL — MARGATE, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($282.10) → Sep 1, 2026 ($468.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 4 $125.58 $410.28 $622.44
Arizona 20 $57.90 $93.91 $411.07
Arkansas 10 $44.40 $168.35 $372.00
California 85 $68.53 $339.30 $1,194.42
Colorado 17 $56.67 $727.61 $1,624.00
Florida 73 $165.02 $659.00 $2,497.00
Georgia 25 $50.03 $228.00 $1,584.86
Hawaii 2 $150.08 $150.08 $298.50
Illinois 50 $87.50 $353.40 $781.20
Indiana 26 $105.50 $172.80 $972.74
Iowa 27 $90.30 $208.64 $299.00
Kansas 11 $61.20 $651.32 $1,351.02
Kentucky 22 $79.90 $286.80 $972.74
Louisiana 1 $124.80 $124.80 $124.80
Maine 7 $171.25 $473.75 $626.35
Maryland 2 $71.40 $71.40 $71.40
Michigan 27 $80.08 $407.20 $468.00
Minnesota 19 $138.43 $171.81 $432.80
Mississippi 10 $56.60 $86.08 $264.15
Missouri 20 $157.30 $223.30 $610.50
Montana 2 $252.80 $252.80 $293.60
Nebraska 12 $90.30 $111.50 $195.05
Nevada 4 $143.50 $158.90 $200.20
New Hampshire 1 $365.75 $365.75 $365.75
New Jersey 22 $54.24 $86.35 $170.00
New Mexico 2 $158.76 $158.76 $158.76
New York 22 $125.84 $125.84 $812.00
North Carolina 14 $163.50 $227.08 $284.00
North Dakota 4 $184.00 $314.40 $315.20
Ohio 67 $97.20 $284.05 $653.40
Oklahoma 16 $29.00 $170.57 $359.45
Oregon 13 $34.02 $246.75 $495.55
Pennsylvania 32 $100.20 $262.80 $1,004.40
South Carolina 10 $145.50 $206.00 $1,080.00
South Dakota 6 $232.80 $292.00 $386.40
Tennessee 37 $50.03 $76.47 $1,436.16
Texas 113 $60.29 $292.97 $2,416.00
Virginia 42 $67.85 $211.00 $2,349.00
Washington 32 $138.40 $282.00 $488.16
West Virginia 17 $116.50 $213.50 $355.00
Wisconsin 32 $59.85 $292.50 $1,195.15
Wyoming 4 $67.20 $168.96 $183.84

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital SHEBOYGAN, WI $506.22 $24.82 – $456.60
HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Green Bay, WI $506.22 $25.74 – $456.60
HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital OCONTO FALLS, WI $506.22 $69.71 – $495.60
SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Fredericksburg, VA $511.68 $23.31 – $245.18
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria, IL $520.80 $14.64 – $380.87
OSF Holy Family Medical Center Monmouth, IL $524.00 not published
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland, OH $526.50 $1.10 – $660.60
akron general Akron, OH $526.50 $0.87 – $660.60
mercy hospital Canton, OH $526.50 $1.01 – $660.60
OSF Healthcare Saint Katharine Medical Center Dixon, IL $532.00 $112.03 – $112.03
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG, VA $540.00 $38.32 – $245.18
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL $547.64 $94.39 – $182.21
Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK $558.48 $186.56 – $470.70
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY $563.00 $16.00 – $157.29
Emory Hospital Perry Perry, GA $566.00 $25.04 – $280.20
Emory Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins, GA $566.00 $25.04 – $280.20
Adventhealth Palm Coast Palm Coast, FL $569.31 $85.22 – $233.19
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast, FL $569.31 $85.22 – $286.15
Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH $572.40 not published
Waldo County General Hospital Belfast, ME $578.95 $8.99 – $545.37
Adventhealth Fish Memorial Orange City, FL $582.32 $91.15 – $207.78
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC $582.50 $71.15 – $111.75
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles, VA $582.91 $34.97 – $245.18
AdventHealth Deland Deland, FL $592.65 $92.23 – $217.73
indian river hospital Vero Beach, FL $596.70 $7.18 – $734.40
HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital Mattoon, IL $609.84 $51.11 – $847.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City, MO $610.50 $23.75 – $188.49
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced, CA $619.55 $19.67 – $282.00
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX $620.45 $105.02 – $210.04
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson, TX $620.45 $105.20 – $210.39
Providence Seward Hospital Seward, AK $622.44 not published
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Grass Valley, CA $625.66 $19.67 – $407.68
Pen Bay Medical Center Rockport, ME $626.35 $8.74 – $400.38
Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick, ME $626.35 $8.65 – $442.20
NORTHCREST MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGFIELD, TN $632.56 $12.48 – $154.52
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) Panama City, FL $632.80 $50.10 – $235.69
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston, FL $646.10 $7.81 – $780.30
martin north hospital Stuart, FL $646.10 $6.99 – $459.00
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing, NY $649.00 $16.00 – $132.12
Adventhealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS $651.32 $26.33 – $287.04
Adventhealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS $651.32 $26.33 – $287.04
Adventhealth Ottawa Ottawa, KS $651.32 $26.33 – $196.15
St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH $653.40 not published
AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL $659.00 $89.53 – $289.31
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison, WI $665.09 $8.42 – $259.38
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA $686.40 $11.76 – $111.52
Adventhealth Sebring Sebring, FL $712.75 $111.90 – $248.11
Adventhealth Wauchula Wauchula, FL $712.75 $135.38 – $135.38
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City, CA $716.80 $142.00 – $142.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland, CA $716.80 $142.00 – $142.00

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