Shoulder X-ray cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for shoulder X-ray, complete, 2 or more views: from $175.50 to $276.25, with a median of $276.25. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $100.75 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $276.25 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 73030, 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.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB XRAY SHOULDER COMP 2V | $175.50 | $351.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC Shoulder Complete Min 2 Views | $276.25 | $425.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC Shoulder Complete Min 2 Views | $276.25 | $425.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC Shoulder Complete Min 2 Views | $276.25 | $425.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Shoulder Complete Min 2 Views | $276.25 | $425.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $175.50, median $276.25, highest $276.25 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $276.25. 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 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.