Forearm X-ray (both sides) cost at US hospitals

X-ray of the forearm, 2 views, both sides · CPT 73090

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Forearm X-ray (both sides)

A forearm x-ray covers the two bones between the elbow and the wrist, taken from two directions, billed here for both forearms. The forearm is a rotating pair rather than two independent bones, so the film is read as much for what the two bones are doing relative to each other as for the crack itself.

$55.50

lowest cash price

$324.00

national median

$2,012.57

highest cash price

834

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $55.50–$2,012.57 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$55.50

82-3844150 BMH Crittenden — West Memphis, AR

Most expensive published cash price

$2,012.57

Baptist Health Paducah — Paducah, KY

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($229.15) → Sep 1, 2026 ($281.40)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $354.90 $532.74 $726.96
Arizona 21 $61.75 $91.65 $1,075.16
Arkansas 10 $55.50 $257.40 $398.45
California 66 $104.86 $384.65 $1,048.05
Colorado 17 $58.78 $477.25 $967.84
Florida 82 $185.37 $696.00 $1,578.34
Georgia 25 $234.73 $311.18 $839.98
Hawaii 2 $160.32 $160.32 $248.25
Illinois 51 $125.00 $379.44 $862.40
Indiana 26 $238.50 $367.20 $2,012.57
Iowa 29 $171.84 $306.65 $828.10
Kansas 11 $145.60 $297.70 $915.63
Kentucky 22 $179.58 $486.92 $2,012.57
Louisiana 1 $108.42 $108.42 $108.42
Maine 7 $197.15 $332.00 $473.75
Maryland 2 $89.40 $89.40 $89.40
Michigan 27 $80.08 $359.00 $742.40
Minnesota 19 $166.40 $240.00 $412.80
Mississippi 11 $56.60 $105.60 $144.00
Missouri 21 $89.25 $220.00 $515.45
Montana 2 $182.40 $182.40 $203.20
Nebraska 13 $120.98 $210.50 $304.30
Nevada 4 $108.81 $452.23 $630.92
New Hampshire 1 $393.95 $393.95 $393.95
New Jersey 23 $96.23 $97.54 $231.20
New Mexico 2 $253.68 $253.68 $253.68
New York 23 $104.19 $104.19 $1,147.00
North Carolina 15 $240.70 $240.70 $328.00
North Dakota 4 $160.80 $220.00 $376.80
Ohio 67 $166.80 $394.50 $682.50
Oklahoma 18 $69.00 $319.00 $662.00
Oregon 13 $144.32 $172.50 $406.30
Pennsylvania 33 $88.00 $273.00 $686.40
South Carolina 11 $147.50 $257.50 $582.50
South Dakota 7 $218.40 $308.80 $407.20
Tennessee 38 $71.53 $89.24 $335.44
Texas 109 $134.37 $404.40 $1,229.91
Virginia 43 $71.53 $329.50 $509.40
Washington 25 $171.60 $244.00 $641.34
West Virginia 17 $121.00 $213.50 $463.80
Wisconsin 33 $71.25 $315.48 $601.04
Wyoming 4 $70.98 $226.69 $246.65

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
HCA FLORIDA PASADENA HOSPITAL South Pasadena, FL not published $182.03 – $391.12
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ not published $16.17 – $191.50
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ not published $22.96 – $191.50
Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital New York, NY not published not published
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ not published $22.96 – $214.56
HCA FLORIDA HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL Sebring, FL not published $137.53 – $353.54
HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL NAVARRE, FL not published $182.03 – $401.53
Ascension Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc. Wichita, KS not published $23.15 – $228.00
Spring Harbor Hospital Westbrook, ME not published $7.35 – $16.25
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ not published $22.96 – $197.58

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