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
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco, TX $317.62 $29.40 – $397.03
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PLANO Plano, TX $317.62 $29.40 – $397.03
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - DENTON Denton, TX $317.62 $29.40 – $397.03
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney, TX $317.62 $29.40 – $397.03
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - WAXAHACHIE Waxahachie, TX $317.62 $29.40 – $397.03
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE HEART AND VASCULAR HOSPITAL - WAXAHACHIE Waxahachie, TX $317.62 $29.40 – $397.03
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK $319.00 $31.11 – $179.11
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee Shawnee, OK $319.00 $31.11 – $198.11
HSHS St. Francis Hospital LITCHFIELD, IL $319.68 $69.68 – $444.00
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville, WV $320.00 $5.66 – $77.84
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland OH 44106|3999 Richmond Road, OH $320.25 $80.84 – $164.66
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville, PA $321.00 $30.98 – $90.67
Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH $322.20 not published
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington, MN $323.20 $66.97 – $363.60
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas, TX $324.00 $27.93 – $230.87
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $324.00 $27.93 – $236.04
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center Mansfield, TX $324.00 $27.93 – $236.43
Methodist Midlothian Medical Center Midlothian, TX $324.00 $27.93 – $236.04
Methodist Richardson Medical Center Richardson, TX $324.00 $27.93 – $236.04
Methodist Celina Medical Center Celina, TX $324.00 $32.34 – $218.55
Methodist Southlake Medical Center Souhtlake, TX $324.00 $27.93 – $236.43
Adventhealth Hendersonville Hendersonville, NC $328.00 $83.18 – $207.70
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA $329.50 $80.04 – $434.28
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA $329.50 $80.04 – $434.28
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709, VA $329.50 $80.04 – $434.28
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA $329.50 $80.04 – $434.28
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA $329.50 $80.04 – $434.28
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA $329.50 $86.61 – $89.15
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $329.50 $86.61 – $89.15
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $329.50 $86.61 – $89.15
Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk, VA $329.50 $38.21 – $89.15
Sentara CarePlex Hospital Hampton, VA $329.50 $86.61 – $89.15
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA $329.50 $86.61 – $100.19
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA $329.50 $86.61 – $89.15
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby, MN $329.60 $92.45 – $370.80
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville, WI $330.55 $65.74 – $131.78
OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center Alton, IL $331.20 $52.28 – $95.12
Waldo County General Hospital Belfast, ME $332.00 $7.63 – $312.74
Pen Bay Medical Center Rockport, ME $333.35 $7.42 – $155.55
Providence Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA $334.95 $50.13 – $427.38
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN $335.44 $22.38 – $555.10
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center Clear Lake, SD $337.60 $216.49 – $379.80
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL $345.00 $94.95 – $634.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $345.00 $94.95 – $634.00
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY $347.50 $49.87 – $627.90
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $348.77 $30.76 – $598.03
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville, IA $349.05 $135.32 – $402.96
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein, IA $349.05 $136.83 – $358.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader, IA $349.05 $184.26 – $374.18
Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Watervliet, MI $352.00 $87.65 – $131.48

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