Scans and imaging CPT 73060 Outpatient

Upper arm X-ray cost in St. Louis, MO

In St. Louis, MO-IL, 16 hospitals list a cash price for upper arm X-ray (humerus), 2 views: from $89.93 to $453.60, with a median of $275.98. The lowest listed price is at Gateway Regional Medical Center — $186.05 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $240.50 at 65 hospitals.

Cash prices at 16 facilities across 14 cities for code 73060, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 6, 2026 and Apr 24, 2026.

Lowest$89.93Gateway Regional Medical Center
Median$275.98half of hospitals charge less
Highest$453.60in this market
Difference5.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in St. Louis, MO-IL.

median
Lowest $89.93Highest $475.80
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Gateway Regional Medical Center lowest Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 UE-HUMERUS CR source file $89.93 $149.88 $149.88 40%
Touchette Regional Hospital Cahokia Heights, IL · (618) 332-3060 Radiologic examination; humerus, minimum of 2 views source file $105.40 $170.00 $6.80–$170.00 38%
Mercy Hospital South one side Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Xr Humerus 1 View Lt+1 more line at this price source file $152.10 $234.00 $36.95–$123.85 35%
Mercy Hospital South one side Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Xr Humerus Min 2 Views Lt+1 more line at this price source file $172.25 $265.00 $36.95–$201.00 35%
Mercy Hospital Washington one side Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Xr Humerus 1 View Lt+1 more line at this price source file $195.00 $300.00 $36.95–$123.85 35%
Mercy Hospital St Louis one side Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Xr Humerus 1 View Lt+1 more line at this price source file $220.35 $339.00 $36.95–$201.00 35%
Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL · (618) 635-2200 HUMERUS 2+ VIEWS File of Feb 9, 2026 · source file $221.60 $443.20 $128.13–$500.00 50%
Mercy Hospital Washington one side Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Xr Humerus Min 2 Views Lt+1 more line at this price source file $237.90 $366.00 $36.95–$201.00 35%
Mercy Hospital St Louis one side Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Xr Humerus Min 2 Views Lt+1 more line at this price source file $247.65 $381.00 $176.00–$201.00 35%
Mercy Hospital Lincoln one side Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Xr Humerus 1 View Lt+1 more line at this price source file $253.50 $390.00 $51.74–$115.59 35%
Mercy Hospital Jefferson one side Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 Xr Humerus Min 2 Views Rt+1 more line at this price source file $264.55 $407.00 $36.95–$310.00 35%
Mercy Hospital Lincoln one side Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Xr Humerus Min 2 Views Rt+1 more line at this price source file $276.90 $426.00 $27.69–$426.00 35%
Mercy Hospital Jefferson one side Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 Xr Humerus 1 View Rt+1 more line at this price source file $285.35 $439.00 $36.95–$123.85 35%
Anderson Hospital Maryville, IL · (618) 288-5711 HUMERUS 2+ VIEWS File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file $287.40 $574.80 $27.92–$517.32 50%
Shriners Childrens - St Louis one side Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 X-RAY OF UPPER ARM; MINIMUM OF 2 VIEWS+1 more line at this price source file $310.80 $310.80 — —
Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 X-RAY OF UPPER ARM; MINIMUM OF 2 VIEWS source file $310.80 $310.80 $26.39–$176.10 —
Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital one side Maryland Heights, MO · (314) 872-6400 XR Humerus Right+1 more line at this price File of Apr 24, 2026 · source file $331.76 $414.70 — 20%
St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 HC XRAY HUMERUS (2 V) source file $351.36 $488.00 $65.99–$488.00 28%
Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC XRAY HUMERUS (2 V) source file $385.92 $536.00 $51.11–$536.00 28%
Carlinville Area Hospital one side Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 HUMERUS MIN 2V RIGHT+1 more line at this price source file $399.70 $571.00 $205.56–$815.71 30%
St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL · (618) 234-2120 HC XRAY HUMERUS (2 V) source file $402.48 $559.00 $30.47–$559.00 28%
St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC XRAY HUMERUS (2 V) source file $453.60 $630.00 $48.67–$630.00 28%
Mercy Hospital South both sides Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Xr Humerus 1 View Bi source file $228.80 $352.00 $85.51–$196.12 35%
Mercy Hospital Jefferson both sides Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 Xr Humerus 1 View Bi source file $252.20 $388.00 $36.95–$123.85 35%
Mercy Hospital South both sides Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Xr Humerus Min 2 Views Bi source file $258.70 $398.00 $36.95–$123.85 35%
Mercy Hospital Washington both sides Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Xr Humerus 1 View Bi source file $292.50 $450.00 $36.95–$123.85 35%
Mercy Hospital St Louis both sides Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Xr Humerus 1 View Bi source file $330.20 $508.00 $176.00–$201.00 35%
Mercy Hospital Washington both sides Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Xr Humerus Min 2 Views Bi source file $356.85 $549.00 $36.95–$123.85 35%
Mercy Hospital St Louis both sides Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Xr Humerus Min 2 Views Bi source file $371.80 $572.00 $37.18–$572.00 35%
Mercy Hospital Jefferson both sides Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 Xr Humerus Min 2 Views Bi source file $397.80 $612.00 $36.95–$123.85 35%
Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital both sides Maryland Heights, MO · (314) 872-6400 XR Humerus Bilateral File of Apr 24, 2026 · source file $447.88 $559.85 — 20%
Mercy Hospital Lincoln both sides Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Xr Humerus Min 2 Views Bi source file $475.80 $732.00 $51.74–$115.59 35%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Outpatient: lowest $89.93, median $275.98, highest $453.60 — a 5.0× difference within the same market.

Both sides : lowest $228.80, median $311.35, highest $475.80 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $341.56. 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 9 of 14 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.