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
Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH $97.20 not published
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo, CA $97.38 $134.23 – $1,406.60
Roane County Medical Center Harriman, TN $98.34 $12.00 – $268.20
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $98.34 $12.00 – $268.20
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $98.34 $12.00 – $268.20
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $98.34 $12.00 – $268.20
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $98.90 $78.75 – $249.75
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $100.20 $18.23 – $69.57
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood, AR $100.41 $22.33 – $245.18
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $100.61 $22.33 – $116.13
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $101.63 $23.87 – $237.43
CHI Health Mercy Corning Corning, IA $102.72 $92.02 – $209.72
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ $103.23 $78.75 – $249.75
St. Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA $104.23 $19.67 – $569.81
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $104.41 $79.00 – $177.30
CHI Health Missouri Valley Missouri Valley, IA $104.86 $74.90 – $209.72
Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN $105.50 $110.61 – $243.77
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN $106.00 $110.61 – $243.77
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN $106.50 $231.00 – $263.76
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $106.75 $9.20 – $275.78
Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport, IN $107.00 $110.61 – $251.08
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $107.50 $110.61 – $243.77
Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville, IN $107.50 $110.61 – $243.77
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO $108.00 $66.96 – $232.80
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $109.00 $231.00 – $263.76
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo, CA $109.35 $10.00 – $138.89
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago, IL $110.22 $19.11 – $245.18
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $110.87 $38.66 – $251.16
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $111.00 $110.61 – $243.77
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN $111.00 $110.61 – $243.77
CHI Health St. Elizabeth Lincoln, NE $111.50 $31.73 – $178.40
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville, MS $111.60 $90.93 – $265.22
Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital Madison Heights, MI $114.80 $12.96 – $52.96
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $114.80 $12.96 – $197.96
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $115.20 $21.71 – $274.60
UPMC Bedford Everett, PA $115.80 $17.40 – $173.70
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $116.22 $25.87 – $116.22
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $116.22 $25.87 – $122.03
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $116.50 not published
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg, CA $116.82 $9.20 – $122.28
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon, WI $117.13 $14.96 – $245.18
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee, WI $117.13 $14.96 – $245.18
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $117.70 $25.87 – $295.04
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $117.70 $25.87 – $123.59
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $117.70 $22.47 – $295.04
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $117.81 $25.87 – $295.04
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $117.81 $49.95 – $312.47
Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH $118.20 not published
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston, VA $118.50 $69.76 – $107.69
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport, IA $118.80 $101.79 – $142.51

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