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
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $119.28 $12.96 – $143.78
Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $119.38 $11.89 – $197.96
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London, KY $122.76 $38.66 – $313.04
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $123.27 $96.54 – $270.31
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $124.80 $54.51 – $333.71
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ $125.23 $23.86 – $336.99
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ $125.23 $26.32 – $295.04
St Elias Specialty Hospital Anchorage, AK $125.58 $101.87 – $304.15
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
North Central Bronx Bronx, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
Henry Ford Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc Twp, MI $128.10 $16.86 – $145.15
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge, IA $128.78 $8.36 – $136.82
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV $129.00 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY $130.02 $38.66 – $251.16
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport, IA $130.20 $101.79 – $142.51
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL $130.20 $43.24 – $176.86
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt, IA $130.20 $34.31 – $73.78
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL $130.20 $25.00 – $101.99
Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale, CA $136.27 $19.67 – $443.01
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ $138.20 $66.03 – $249.75
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima, WA $138.40 $124.72 – $342.19
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $138.43 $56.44 – $331.00
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $138.43 $56.44 – $331.00
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $138.43 $56.44 – $331.00
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt, MN $139.33 $69.64 – $336.00
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $139.33 $69.64 – $336.00
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $139.33 $69.64 – $336.00
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, MN $139.33 $89.13 – $441.18
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $139.33 $69.64 – $336.00
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $139.43 $27.18 – $288.35
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $140.22 $27.18 – $438.90
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $141.75 $9.03 – $36.40
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $142.40 $95.67 – $213.12
San Martin Hospital Las Vegas, NV $143.50 $24.99 – $673.26
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits, CA $143.70 $9.20 – $32.33
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI $143.75 $5.75 – $143.38
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI $143.75 $5.75 – $143.38
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte, MI $143.75 $5.75 – $143.38
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI $143.75 $5.75 – $151.30
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota, TX $144.38 $48.74 – $915.75
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell, TX $144.38 $48.74 – $742.50

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