Upper arm X-ray cost in Mount Airy, NC — inpatient
In Mount Airy, NC, 2 hospitals list a cash price for upper arm X-ray (humerus), 2 views as an inpatient: from $122.40 to $181.00, with a median of $151.70. The lowest listed price is at Northern Regional Hospital — $29.30 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $231.50 at 60 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 73060, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 12, 2025 and Jul 16, 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 Mount Airy, NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Regional Hospital one side lowest Mount Airy, NC · (336) 719-7000 Humerus (2+Views) - Left+1 more line at this price File of Nov 12, 2025 · source file | $122.40 | $180.00 | $31.63–$180.00 | 32% |
| Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy, NC · (336) 719-7000 X-Ray Humerus Min 2 Vws-Office+1 more line at this price File of Nov 12, 2025 · source file | $122.40 | $180.00 | $31.63–$180.00 | 32% |
| Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy, NC · (336) 719-7000 X-Ray Humerus Min 2 Vw-Office File of Nov 12, 2025 · source file | $132.60 | $195.00 | $31.63–$180.00 | 32% |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin, NC · (336) 527-7000 HC DX HUMERUS File of Jul 16, 2026 · source file | $181.00 | $362.00 | $160.37–$333.04 | 50% |
| Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy, NC · (336) 719-7000 X-Ray Humerus min 2v Bil-Tech File of Nov 12, 2025 · source file | $183.60 | $270.00 | $31.63–$180.00 | 32% |
| Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy, NC · (336) 719-7000 X-Ray Humerus min 2v-Bil(Offic File of Nov 12, 2025 · source file | $204.00 | $300.00 | $31.63–$180.00 | 32% |
| Northern Regional Hospital both sides Mount Airy, NC · (336) 719-7000 Humerus (2 + Views) Bilateral File of Nov 12, 2025 · source file | $244.80 | $360.00 | $31.63–$180.00 | 32% |
Inpatient: lowest $122.40, median $151.70, highest $181.00 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $244.80, median $244.80, highest $244.80.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $151.70 — 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
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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 73060 ($235.17). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy, NCX-Ray Humerus Min 2 Vw-Off-Pro | $10.20 | file |
| Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy, NCX-Ray Humerus min 2v Bil-Prof | $20.40 | file |