Scans and imaging CPT 72170 Outpatient

Pelvis X-ray cost in St. Louis, MO

In St. Louis, MO-IL, 12 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the pelvis, 1 or 2 views: from $29.90 to $403.92, with a median of $244.93. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Lincoln — $215.03 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $214.50 at 25 hospitals.

Cash prices at 12 facilities across 10 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 24, 2026 and Apr 24, 2026.

Lowest$29.90Mercy Hospital Lincoln
Median$244.93half pay less
Highest$403.92in this market
Difference13.5×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 St. Louis, MO-IL.

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Lowest $29.90Highest $403.92

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Hospital Lincoln lowest Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Xr Pelvis 1 or 2 Views Pf $29.90 $46.00 $44.97–$139.62 35% —
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Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 LE-PELVIS CR $89.93 $149.88 $149.88 40% —
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Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Xr Pelvis 1 or 2 Views $186.55 $287.00 $18.66–$287.00 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Xr Pelvis 1 or 2 Views $193.05 $297.00 $29.87–$149.59 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO Xr Pelvis 1 or 2 Views $221.65 $341.00 $102.72–$235.61 35% —
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Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Xr Pelvis 1 or 2 Views $241.15 $371.00 $29.87–$141.43 35% —
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Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 X-RAY OF PELVIS; 1-2 VIEWS $248.70 $248.70 $23.18–$212.68 — —
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Xr Pelvis 1 or 2 Views $249.60 $384.00 $44.97–$139.62 35% —
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Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital Maryland Heights, MO · (314) 872-6400 XR Pelvis 1 or 2 Views $249.92 $312.40 — 20% Apr 24, 2026
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St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL HC XR PELVIS 1-2V $300.96 $418.00 $33.95–$418.00 28% —
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St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC XR PELVIS 1-2V $319.68 $444.00 $48.67–$444.00 28% —
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Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC XR PELVIS 1-2V $379.44 $527.00 $51.11–$527.00 28% —
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St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 HC XR PELVIS 1-2V $403.92 $561.00 $52.83–$561.00 28% —
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Outpatient: lowest $29.90, median $244.93, highest $403.92 — a 13.5× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $310.32. 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 8 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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.