Scans and imaging CPT 72170 Outpatient

Pelvis X-ray cost in Tucson, AZ

In Tucson, AZ, 3 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the pelvis, 1 or 2 views: from $129.60 to $162.68, with a median of $133.06. The lowest listed price is at Banner University Medical Center Tucson — $3.46 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $155.21 at 36 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities 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 Mar 2, 2026 and Apr 30, 2026.

Lowest$129.60Banner University Medical Center Tucson
Median$133.06half pay less
Highest$162.68in this market
Difference1.3×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 Tucson, AZ.

median
Lowest $129.60Highest $162.68

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Banner University Medical Center Tucson lowest Tucson, AZ · (520) 874-4189 XR PELVIS 1-2 VW $129.60 $432.00 $38.17–$551.65 70% Mar 2, 2026
source file
Banner University Med Center South Tucson, AZ · (520) 874-2000 XR PELVIS 1-2 VW $133.06 $432.00 $38.17–$551.65 69% Mar 2, 2026
source file
Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 HC Xr Pelvis 1-2 Vws $162.68 $581.00 $46.14–$203.77 72% Apr 30, 2026
source file
Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 HC Xr Pelvis 1-2 Vws $162.68 $581.00 $46.14–$203.77 72% Apr 30, 2026
source file

Outpatient: lowest $129.60, median $133.06, highest $162.68 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $133.06. 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 3 of 3 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.