Shoulder X-ray cost in El Paso, TX — inpatient
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for shoulder X-ray, complete, 2 or more views as an inpatient: from $32.60 to $46.84, with a median of $46.84. The lowest listed price is at El Paso Children's Hospital — $14.24 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $290.58 at 100 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 SHOULDER ROUTINE INT/EXT ROT | $32.60 | $163.00 | $30.02–$246.95 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 SHOULDER ROUTINE | $32.60 | $163.00 | $30.02–$246.95 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 SHOULDER AP INT/EXT W/AXILLARY | $32.60 | $163.00 | $30.02–$246.95 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 XR SHLDR CMPL 2+VIEWS | $46.84 | $234.19 | $32.35–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX XR SHLDR CMPL 2+VIEWS | $46.84 | $234.19 | $32.35–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ED RAD SHLDR CMPL 2+V | $80.84 | $404.19 | $32.35–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 XR SHLDR CMPLETE 2+V | $80.84 | $404.19 | $32.35–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX XR SHLDR CMPL 2+V | $80.84 | $404.19 | $32.35–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX XRAY SHLDR CMPL 2+VIEWS | $80.84 | $404.19 | $32.35–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX XR SHLDR CMPLETE 2+V | $80.84 | $404.19 | $32.35–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ED XR SHLDR CMPL 2+V | $80.84 | $404.19 | $32.35–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ED XR SHLDR CMPL 2+V | $80.84 | $404.19 | $32.35–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ED RAD SHLDR CMPL 2+V | $80.84 | $404.19 | $32.35–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 XRAY SHLDR CMPL 2+VIEWS | $80.84 | $404.19 | $32.35–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 XR SHLDR CMPL 2+V | $80.84 | $404.19 | $32.35–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital one side Dieter El Paso, TX WS XR SHLDER AP/INT/EXT LT NON TRMA | $92.05 | $460.24 | $32.35–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital one side Dieter El Paso, TX WS XR SHLDER AP/INT/EXT RT NON TRMA | $92.05 | $460.24 | $32.35–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso one side El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 WS XR SHLDER AP/INT/EXT LT NON TRMA | $92.05 | $460.24 | $32.35–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso one side El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 WS XR SHLDER AP/INT/EXT RT NON TRMA | $92.05 | $460.24 | $32.35–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $32.60, median $46.84, highest $46.84 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $46.84 — 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.
33 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.
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXREN SHOULDER 3 VIEWS | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR SHOULDER 3 VIEWS | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXWS SHOULDER ROUTINE | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXWS SHOULDER 2 VIEWS | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXWS SHOULDER 3 VIEWS | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXES SHOULDER ROUTINE | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXES SHOULDER 2 VIEWS | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXES SHOULDER 3 VIEWS | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXREN SHOULDER ROUTINE | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXREN SHOULDER 2 VIEWS | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR SHOULDER ROUTINE | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR SHOULDER 2 VIEWS | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR SHOULDER 3 VIEWS | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXWS SHOULDER ROUTINE | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXWS SHOULDER 2 VIEWS | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXWS SHOULDER 3 VIEWS | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXES SHOULDER ROUTINE | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXES SHOULDER 2 VIEWS | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXES SHOULDER 3 VIEWS | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXREN SHOULDER ROUTINE | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXREN SHOULDER 2 VIEWS | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXREN SHOULDER 3 VIEWS | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR SHOULDER ROUTINE | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR SHOULDER 2 VIEWS | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXNE SHOULDER 2 VIEWS | $22.15 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXNE SHOULDER 3 VIEWS | $22.15 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXNE SHOULDER ROUTINE | $22.15 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXNE SHOULDER 3 VIEWS | $22.15 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXNE SHOULDER 2 VIEWS | $22.15 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXNE SHOULDER ROUTINE | $22.15 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH SHOULDER ROUTINE | $23.70 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH SHOULDER 3 VIEWS | $23.70 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH SHOULDER 2 VIEWS | $23.70 | file |