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
Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) Kettering, OH $166.80 $43.65 – $275.46
Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) Miamisburg, OH $166.80 $43.65 – $275.46
Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) Dayton, OH $166.80 $43.65 – $275.46
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $166.80 $43.65 – $275.46
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $166.80 $43.65 – $275.46
Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton) Hamilton, OH $166.80 $43.65 – $275.46
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $166.80 $43.65 – $275.46
Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH $168.60 not published
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett, WA $171.60 $90.39 – $335.20
CHI Health Mercy Corning Corning, IA $171.84 $23.65 – $53.90
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR $172.50 $24.09 – $177.02
Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR $172.50 $21.36 – $332.87
Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR $172.50 $21.36 – $332.87
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR $172.50 $21.36 – $332.87
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR $172.50 $21.36 – $332.87
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV $173.00 not published
CHI Health Missouri Valley Missouri Valley, IA $175.42 $19.25 – $53.90
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $178.00 $46.46 – $89.03
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo, CA $178.20 $1.17 – $129.37
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma, CA $178.79 $7.81 – $175.73
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley, CA $178.79 $0.24 – $184.68
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA $178.79 $7.81 – $162.30
UPMC Altoona Altoona, PA $179.40 $33.24 – $239.20
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling, KY $179.58 $102.56 – $445.90
Covenant Hospital Plainview Plainview, TX $179.76 $84.80 – $92.23
St Patrick Hospital - Broadway Campus Missoula, MT $182.40 $40.18 – $283.48
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton, MO $183.70 $17.23 – $104.60
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton, MO $183.70 $17.23 – $104.60
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville, MO $183.70 $17.23 – $161.80
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles, MO $183.70 $17.23 – $104.60
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights, MO $183.70 $17.23 – $104.60
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis, MO $183.70 $17.23 – $104.60
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg, WV $184.00 $5.66 – $58.15
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $185.37 $59.26 – $194.81
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Middleburg, FL $185.37 $59.26 – $194.81
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA $186.50 $86.61 – $89.15
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA $186.50 $86.61 – $89.15
Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside, NJ $188.00 $14.00 – $655.00
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg, PA $188.40 $15.06 – $266.90
UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA $188.40 $15.06 – $419.44
UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA $188.40 $15.06 – $419.44
UPMC Memorial York, PA $188.40 $15.06 – $419.44
UPMC Somerset Somerset, PA $188.40 $13.22 – $64.56
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA $188.40 $15.06 – $419.44
Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $189.60 not published
UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown Sioux City, IA $190.96 $6.76 – $137.97
OSF Healthcare Divine Mercy Continuing Care Hospital Peoria, IL $194.40 not published
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $194.46 $40.57 – $393.55
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE $194.46 $40.57 – $393.55
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE $194.46 $56.99 – $393.55

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