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X-ray of the hand in California

CPT 73130 · hospital facility charge

Cash prices range from $341 to $2,624 at the 14 California hospitals whose price files we have read so far.

Estimate what you would pay

$509typical cash price
$276typical commercial insurer rate
$341–$2.6kcash price range, 13 hospitals
Cash price by hospital, lowest first
Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas
$341
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
$341
University of California Davis Medical Center
$396
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
$411
Uci Health-Lakewood
$458
Uci Health-Orange
$458
Grossmont Hospital
$509
Sharp Memorial Hospital
$509
Stanford Health Care
$722
El Camino Health
$782
Southern California Hospital at Hollywood
$785
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center
$1,754
Good Samaritan Hospital
$2,624

California typical cash price: $509

California hospitals compared

HospitalCityList priceCash priceInsurers (median)
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas$1,365$341$459$112–$706 · 79 plans
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla$1,365$341$459$112–$620 · 79 plans
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento$991$396$23$23–$119 · 23 plans
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton$1,028$411$201$196–$201 · 3 plans
Uci Health-LakewoodLakewood$1,144$458$173$165–$251 · 5 plans
Uci Health-OrangeOrange$1,144$458$173$165–$251 · 5 plans
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa$678$509$352$84–$465 · 26 plans
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego$678$509$461$180–$542 · 15 plans
Stanford Health CareStanford$1,805$722–
El Camino HealthMountain View$3,128$782–
Southern California Hospital at HollywoodHollywood$785$785$97$16–$553 · 27 plans
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks$1,754$1,754$373$116–$1,579 · 28 plans
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose$2,624$2,624$1,377$129–$2,505 · 34 plans
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach––$128$100–$136 · 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 hand cost at a hospital in California?

At 13 California hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for X-ray of the hand is $509, and most charge between $352 and $1,560. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $276. 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 hand?

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 hand?

Of the hospitals whose price files we have read, the lowest published cash price is $341 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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