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
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville, AR $212.55 $25.61 – $224.16
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron, AR $213.20 $22.25 – $252.18
Mercy Hospital Boonville Booneville, AR $213.20 $25.61 – $252.18
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg, WV $213.50 $6.69 – $174.65
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo, CA $213.60 $80.78 – $248.76
MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER The Dalles, OR $214.71 $8.91 – $29.00
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV $217.50 $6.69 – $174.65
Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GA $218.40 $31.06 – $196.45
Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GA $218.40 $31.06 – $194.68
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA $218.40 $31.06 – $196.45
Wellstar MCG Health Augusta, GA $218.40 $26.84 – $179.57
Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GA $218.40 $31.06 – $196.45
Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GA $218.40 $31.06 – $196.45
Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care at Warm Springs P O Box 280, GA $218.40 not published
Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GA $218.40 $31.06 – $205.53
Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GA $218.40 $31.06 – $310.32
Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center Lagrange, GA $218.40 $31.06 – $201.64
Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GA $218.40 $31.06 – $203.23
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK $218.90 $24.39 – $215.17
Southampton Medical Center Franklin, VA $219.60 not published
St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH $219.60 not published
St Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Youngstown, OH $219.60 not published
St Joseph Warren Hospital Warren, OH $219.60 not published
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY $220.20 $13.92 – $16.24
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton, MO $223.30 $13.65 – $125.66
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton, MO $223.30 $13.65 – $125.66
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville, MO $223.30 $13.65 – $217.94
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles, MO $223.30 $13.65 – $125.66
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights, MO $223.30 $13.65 – $125.66
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis, MO $223.30 $13.65 – $125.66
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $223.72 $155.01 – $506.61
Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon, IA $224.00 $79.80 – $252.00
UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa, IA $224.70 $8.36 – $249.13
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CA $226.08 $79.23 – $248.76
Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC $227.08 $7.90 – $431.44
Atrium Health Mercy Charlotte, NC $227.08 $7.90 – $417.82
Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC $227.08 $7.90 – $417.82
Atrium Health Stanly Albermarle, NC $227.08 $7.90 – $435.98
Atrium Health Behavioral Health Charlotte Charlotte, NC $227.08 $7.98 – $399.65
Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby, NC $227.08 $7.90 – $431.44
Atrium Health Cabarrus Concord, NC $227.08 $7.90 – $431.44
Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC $227.08 $7.90 – $431.44
Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC $227.08 $7.90 – $431.44
Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte Charlotte, NC $227.08 $7.98 – $417.82
Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC $227.08 $7.90 – $417.82
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC $227.08 $7.90 – $408.74
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Red Bluff, CA $227.18 $28.13 – $381.22
Adventhealth Murray Po Box 1406, GA $228.00 $38.18 – $192.92
Adventhealth Gordon Calhoun, GA $228.00 $38.18 – $210.47
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield, CA $228.75 $9.03 – $231.28

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