Collarbone X-ray cost in Santa Cruz, CA — inpatient
In Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for collarbone (clavicle) X-ray, complete as an inpatient: from $742.68 to $769.00, with a median of $755.84. The lowest listed price is at Watsonville Community Hospital — $13.16 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $491.75 at 184 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 73000, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 15, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watsonville Community Hospital one side lowest Watsonville, CA · (831) 724-4741 UE-RT CLAVICLE CR File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $742.68 | $1,237.80 | $28.77–$4,951.25 | 40% |
| Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville, CA · (831) 724-4741 UE-CLAVICLE CR+1 more line at this price File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $742.68 | $1,237.80 | $28.77–$4,951.25 | 40% |
| Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa Cruz one side Santa Cruz, CA · (831) 477-2200 HCHG XR CLAVICLE LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $769.00 | $769.00 | — | — |
| Watsonville Community Hospital both sides Watsonville, CA · (831) 724-4741 UE-CLAVICLE CR BILATERAL File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $1,485.39 | $2,475.65 | $28.77–$4,951.25 | 40% |
Inpatient: lowest $742.68, median $755.84, highest $769.00.
Both sides : lowest $1,485.39, median $1,485.39, highest $1,485.39.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $755.84 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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 collarbone X-ray takes pictures of the clavicle, the bone between the breastbone and the shoulder. It is ordered after a fall onto the shoulder or an outstretched arm, a common cause of a broken collarbone.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.