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
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $76.47 $9.60 – $179.33
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $76.47 $14.34 – $179.33
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $77.13 $23.87 – $238.62
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZ $77.59 $30.64 – $266.40
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $77.64 $26.32 – $259.12
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley, AZ $78.25 $78.75 – $249.75
64-0362400 Anderson Regional Main Campus Meridian, MS $78.32 $96.30 – $218.86
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling, KY $79.90 $45.63 – $198.38
Henry Ford River District Hospital China Township, MI $80.08 $12.96 – $197.96
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $80.31 $9.60 – $179.33
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $80.31 $9.60 – $179.33
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Simi Valley, CA $82.40 $34.70 – $539.49
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $83.40 not published
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell, TN $83.44 $12.00 – $268.20
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ $83.75 $26.32 – $231.28
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $83.88 $66.01 – $256.49
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ $85.25 $30.64 – $249.75
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $86.08 $22.20 – $215.14
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $86.35 $14.28 – $231.28
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $86.42 $12.00 – $268.20
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $86.91 $78.75 – $249.75
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $87.04 $9.20 – $144.01
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $87.39 $13.87 – $453.92
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $87.39 $13.87 – $453.92
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $87.39 $13.87 – $453.92
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL $87.50 $21.69 – $181.49
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL $87.50 $21.69 – $181.49
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL $87.50 $21.69 – $181.49
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL $87.50 $21.69 – $181.49
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $89.40 $12.00 – $268.20
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $89.40 $12.00 – $268.20
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $90.16 $12.96 – $197.96
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $90.30 $31.73 – $182.75
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE $90.30 $31.73 – $182.75
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE $90.30 $36.55 – $182.75
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha, NE $90.30 $30.10 – $182.75
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE $90.30 $31.73 – $182.75
CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE $90.30 $31.73 – $182.75
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA $91.50 $104.04 – $107.10
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $91.50 $104.04 – $107.10
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $91.50 $104.04 – $107.10
Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk, VA $91.50 $28.47 – $107.10
Sentara CarePlex Hospital Hampton, VA $91.50 $104.04 – $107.10
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA $91.50 $104.04 – $141.31
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA $91.50 $104.04 – $107.10
UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL Ukiah, CA $93.00 $9.20 – $201.37
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $93.24 $78.75 – $249.75
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ $93.91 $30.64 – $249.75
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville, TN $95.36 $12.00 – $268.20
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ $95.90 $78.75 – $249.75

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