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
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown, WV $191.00 $6.69 – $426.32
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison, WI $194.15 $76.16 – $109.21
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO $194.35 $13.95 – $455.25
St. Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $194.71 $155.01 – $506.61
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City, NE $195.05 $50.34 – $225.60
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $196.30 $100.81 – $104.84
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center Ashland, OH $196.50 $101.39 – $182.50
Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX $197.82 $101.87 – $110.80
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $198.90 $0.76 – $96.31
Rose de Lima Hospital Henderson, NV $200.20 $24.99 – $673.26
Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) Kettering, OH $201.60 $34.54 – $333.26
Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) Miamisburg, OH $201.60 $34.54 – $333.26
Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) Dayton, OH $201.60 $34.54 – $333.26
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $201.60 $34.54 – $333.26
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $201.60 $34.54 – $333.26
Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton) Hamilton, OH $201.60 $34.54 – $333.26
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $201.60 $34.54 – $333.26
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $205.40 $100.81 – $100.81
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH $205.40 $100.81 – $100.81
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $205.40 $100.81 – $100.81
Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH $205.40 $103.01 – $103.01
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $205.45 $155.01 – $506.61
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA $205.51 $8.36 – $205.50
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC $206.00 $52.37 – $111.16
St. Anne Hospital Burien, WA $206.27 $234.44 – $607.94
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL $206.28 $45.85 – $235.69
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $206.28 $45.85 – $235.69
St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital Lake Jackson, TX $206.35 $22.80 – $353.74
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee Shawnee, OK $207.35 $24.39 – $239.27
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf, IA $208.64 $8.36 – $102.23
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island, IL $208.64 $8.36 – $115.01
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Muscatine Muscatine, IA $208.64 $8.36 – $106.93
Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH $208.78 $69.78 – $115.13
United Hospital Center Bridgeport, WV $209.50 $6.69 – $188.60
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence, SC $210.50 $71.15 – $106.96
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston, TX $210.70 $26.06 – $602.00
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston, TX $210.70 $26.06 – $602.00
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $210.70 $26.06 – $602.00
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring, TX $210.70 $26.06 – $602.00
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands, TX $210.70 $26.06 – $602.00
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA $211.00 $80.04 – $278.10
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA $211.00 $80.04 – $278.10
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709, VA $211.00 $80.04 – $278.10
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA $211.00 $80.04 – $278.10
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA $211.00 $80.04 – $278.10
St. Francis Hospital Federal Way, WA $211.99 $155.01 – $506.61
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA $212.00 $104.04 – $107.10
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA $212.00 $104.04 – $107.10
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park, IL $212.40 $16.95 – $208.38
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris, AR $212.55 $22.25 – $252.18

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