Shoulder X-ray cost in Oxnard, CA — inpatient
In Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for shoulder X-ray, complete, 2 or more views as an inpatient: from $319.55 to $337.26, with a median of $328.41. The lowest listed price is at Dignity Health — $8.86 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $509.60 at 122 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 73030, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Health lowest Camarillo, CA XR SHOULDER 2+ VIEWS BIL | $319.55 | $770.00 | $207.90–$616.00 | 59% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Oxnard, CA · (805) 988-2500 XR SHOULDER 2+ VIEWS BIL | $337.26 | $770.00 | $207.90–$600.60 | 56% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $319.55, median $328.41, highest $337.26 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $328.41 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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.