Scans and imaging CPT 72170 Outpatient

Pelvis X-ray cost in Eureka, CA

In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the pelvis, 1 or 2 views: from $147.90 to $153.51, with a median of $150.71. The lowest listed price is at Providence St Joseph Hospital — $2.81 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $364.00 at 99 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 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 Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$147.90Providence St Joseph Hospital
Median$150.71half pay less
Highest$153.51in this market
Difference1.0×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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.

median
Lowest $147.90Highest $403.92

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC XR PELVIS 1-2 VIEWS NO HIP VIEWS $147.90 $290.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC XR PELVIS 1-2 VIEWS NO HIP VIEWS $153.51 $301.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC XR PELVIS 1-2 VIEWS NO HIP VIEWS $369.75 $725.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC XR PELVIS 1-2 VIEWS NO HIP VIEWS $403.92 $792.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $147.90, median $150.71, highest $153.51.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $386.84. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.