Upper arm X-ray cost in Grand Forks, ND
In Grand Forks, ND-MN, 4 hospitals list a cash price for upper arm X-ray (humerus), 2 views: from $140.00 to $334.00, with a median of $183.96. The lowest listed price is at Northwood Deaconess Health Center — $43.96 less than the median here. Across North Dakota, the median is $140.65 at 26 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 73060, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Aug 3, 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 Grand Forks, ND-MN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood Deaconess Health Center lowest Northwood, ND · (701) 587-6060 HC HUMERUS 2 VIEWS | $140.00 | $175.00 | $175.00–$140.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Altru Hospital Grand Forks, ND · (701) 780-5000 HC HUMERUS 2 VIEWS | $140.30 | $230.00 | — | 39% | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Grand Forks, ND · (701) 780-5000 CHG RADEX HUMERUS MINIMUM 2 VIEWS | $178.73 | $293.00 | — | 39% | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston, MN · (218) 435-1133 XRAY HUMERUS MINIMUM 2 VWS | $227.61 | $308.00 | $119.81–$278.74 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren, MN · (218) 745-4211 X-ray of upper arm, minimum of 2 views | $334.00 | $334.00 | $133.60–$317.50 | — | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $140.00, median $183.96, highest $334.00 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $140.30. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 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 1 it is 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
An upper arm X-ray takes at least two pictures of the humerus, the bone between the shoulder and the elbow. It is used after a fall or injury to look for a fracture.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.