Scans and imaging CPT 72170 Outpatient

Pelvis X-ray cost in Buffalo, NY

In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 5 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the pelvis, 1 or 2 views: from $58.70 to $285.00, with a median of $285.00. The lowest listed price is at Erie County Medical Center — $226.30 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $214.89 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities for code 72170, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 25, 2026.

Lowest$58.70Erie County Medical Center
Median$285.00half pay less
Highest$285.00in this market
Difference4.9×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.

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Lowest $58.70Highest $299.90

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Erie County Medical Center lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 X-RAY EXAM OF PELVIS $58.70 — $27.90–$326.25 — Aug 25, 2026
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Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Pelvis 1 0R 2 Views $219.78 $219.78 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Pbb Xray Pelvis 1-2 Views $285.00 $285.00 $3.79–$285.00 — —
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Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC X-Ray Pelvis 1/2 Vw - Xr Pelvis 1-2 Views $285.00 $285.00 $3.79–$285.00 — —
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Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC X-Ray Pelvis 1/2 Vw - Xr Pelvis 1-2 Views $285.00 $285.00 $5.69–$285.00 — —
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Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Pbb Xray Pelvis 1-2 Views $285.00 $285.00 $3.79–$285.00 — —
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Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Pbb Xray Pelvis 1-2 Views $285.00 $285.00 $5.69–$285.00 — —
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Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC X-Ray Pelvis 1/2 Vw - Xr Pelvis 1-2 Views $285.00 $285.00 $3.79–$285.00 — —
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Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Radiologic Examination Pelvis 1/2 Views $299.90 $299.90 $3.79–$285.00 — —
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Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Radiologic Examination Pelvis 1/2 Views $299.90 $299.90 $5.69–$285.00 — —
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Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Radiologic Examination Pelvis 1/2 Views $299.90 $299.90 $3.79–$285.00 — —
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Outpatient: lowest $58.70, median $285.00, highest $285.00 — a 4.9× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $285.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

Cash or insurance?

At 1 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

A pelvis X-ray shows the hip bones and pelvis. It is used after falls, for hip pain and to check hip joints.

What the price covers

The price usually covers taking the images. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.