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X-ray of the foot in California

CPT 73630 · hospital facility charge

Cash prices range from $284 to $3,008 at the 14 California hospitals whose price files we have read so far.

Estimate what you would pay

$530typical cash price
$251typical commercial insurer rate
$284–$3.0kcash price range, 13 hospitals
Cash price by hospital, lowest first
Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas
$284
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
$284
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
$410
Uci Health-Lakewood
$472
Uci Health-Orange
$472
University of California Davis Medical Center
$474
Grossmont Hospital
$530
Sharp Memorial Hospital
$530
El Camino Health
$654
Stanford Health Care
$717
Southern California Hospital at Hollywood
$785
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center
$1,934
Good Samaritan Hospital
$3,008

California typical cash price: $530

California hospitals compared

HospitalCityList priceCash priceInsurers (median)
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas$1,134$284$381$112–$587 · 79 plans
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla$1,134$284$381$112–$515 · 79 plans
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton$1,026$410$201$196–$201 · 3 plans
Uci Health-LakewoodLakewood$1,180$472$173$165–$251 · 5 plans
Uci Health-OrangeOrange$1,180$472$173$165–$251 · 5 plans
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento$1,184$474$23$23–$119 · 23 plans
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa$706$530$439$299–$530 · 27 plans
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego$706$530$302$32–$505 · 8 plans
El Camino HealthMountain View$2,617$654–
Stanford Health CareStanford$1,792$717–
Southern California Hospital at HollywoodHollywood$785$785$97$15–$553 · 27 plans
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks$1,934$1,934$373$104–$1,741 · 28 plans
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose$3,008$3,008$1,579$129–$2,872 · 34 plans
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach––$124$100–$130 · 4 plans
Only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor (radiologist, surgeon, anesthesiologist) usually bills separately.

Common questions

How much does X-ray of the foot cost at a hospital in California?

At 13 California hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for X-ray of the foot is $530, and most charge between $309 and $1,704. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $251. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for X-ray of the foot?

At 2 of the 11 hospitals in California that publish both, the cash price is lower than the typical insurer rate. Remember that with insurance you pay only your share of that rate once your deductible is met, and that cash payments usually don't count toward your deductible.

Which hospital in California has the lowest cash price for X-ray of the foot?

Of the hospitals whose price files we have read, the lowest published cash price is $284 at Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas. Confirm the price with the hospital before you book.

Does the price include the doctor?

No. These are the hospital's own charges, often called the facility fee. The doctors involved, such as the surgeon, the anesthesiologist or the radiologist who reads a scan, usually send a separate bill.

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