Shoulder X-ray cost in Buffalo, NY — inpatient
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 4 hospitals list a cash price for shoulder X-ray, complete, 2 or more views as an inpatient: from $230.00 to $456.07, with a median of $230.00. The lowest listed price is at Mount St. Mary's Hospital and 2 other hospitals. Across New York, the median is $169.18 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 73030, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital lowest Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Pbb X-Ray Shoulder 2+ Vw | $230.00 | $230.00 | $6.15–$345.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital one side Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC X-Ray Shoulder 2+ Vw - Xr Shoulder 2+ Views Left | $230.00 | $230.00 | $6.15–$345.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital one side Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC X-Ray Shoulder 2+ Vw - Xr Shoulder 2+ Views Right | $230.00 | $230.00 | $6.15–$345.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital one side Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC X-Ray Shoulder 2+ Vw - Xr Shoulder 2+ Views Right | $230.00 | $230.00 | $6.15–$345.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo one side Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC X-Ray Shoulder 2+ Vw - Xr Shoulder 2+ Views Left | $230.00 | $230.00 | $6.15–$345.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo one side Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC X-Ray Shoulder 2+ Vw - Xr Shoulder 2+ Views Right | $230.00 | $230.00 | $6.15–$345.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Pbb X-Ray Shoulder 2+ Vw | $230.00 | $230.00 | $6.15–$345.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Pbb X-Ray Shoulder 2+ Vw | $230.00 | $230.00 | $6.15–$345.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital one side Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC X-Ray Shoulder 2+ Vw - Xr Shoulder 2+ Views Left | $230.00 | $230.00 | $6.15–$345.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Radex Shoulder Complete Minimum 2 Views | $257.33 | $257.33 | $6.15–$345.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Radex Shoulder Complete Minimum 2 Views | $257.33 | $257.33 | $6.15–$345.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Radex Shoulder Complete Minimum 2 Views | $257.33 | $257.33 | $6.15–$345.00 | — | — source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Shoulder Comp Min 2 Views | $456.07 | $456.07 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $230.00, median $230.00, highest $456.07 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $230.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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 complete shoulder X-ray takes at least two pictures of the shoulder from different angles to show the bones of the joint. It is ordered for shoulder pain, injury, suspected dislocation or arthritis, and is often done before any shoulder MRI.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray of one shoulder. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 73030 ($277.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NYHC X-Ray Shoulder 2+ Vw - Xr Shoulder 2+ Views Bilateral | $9.00 | file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NYHC X-Ray Shoulder 2+ Vw - Xr Shoulder 2+ Views Bilateral | $9.00 | file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NYHC X-Ray Shoulder 2+ Vw - Xr Shoulder 2+ Views Bilateral | $9.00 | file |