Elbow X-ray cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 27 hospitals list a cash price for elbow X-ray, complete, 3 or more views: from $70.50 to $1,086.50, with a median of $333.00. The lowest listed price is at Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus — $262.50 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $288.00 at 35 hospitals.
Cash prices at 27 facilities across 20 cities for code 73080, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus lowest Wareham, MA · (508) 679-3131 HC X-Ray Elbow 3+ Vw source file | $70.50 | $141.00 | $30.15–$411.86 | 50% |
| Boston Medical Center South Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC Chg Radex Elbow Complete Minimum 3 Views source file | $116.61 | $259.14 | $62.86–$394.86 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Chg Radex Elbow Complete Minimum 3 Views source file | $130.01 | $288.90 | $62.86–$475.07 | 55% |
| Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital Bradford Haverhill, MA X-ray elbow source file | $150.00 | $150.00 | $103.78 | — |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Xr Exam of Elbow 3+ Views source file | $200.20 | $286.00 | $67.01–$530.75 | 30% |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham, MA · (781) 453-3002 HC X RAY ELBOW COMPL MIN 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $230.00 | $230.00 | — | — |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Xr Exam of Elbow 3+ Views source file | $233.10 | $333.00 | $87.45–$672.80 | 30% |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Xr Exam of Elbow 3+ Views source file | $258.30 | $369.00 | $42.00–$553.50 | 30% |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 XRAY; ELBOW CMP >= 3 VWS (LT)+1 more line at this price File of Jan 28, 2026 · source file | $279.30 | $399.00 | $34.73–$221.45 | 30% |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Chg Radex Elbow Complete Minimum 3 Views source file | $282.15 | $627.00 | $30.20–$532.95 | 55% |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC X-Ray Elbow 3 Views source file | $283.00 | $283.00 | $39.06–$522.55 | — |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston, MA · (617) 754-5800 HC X RAY ELBOW COMPL MIN 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $319.00 | $319.00 | — | — |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport, MA · (978) 463-1000 HC X RAY ELBOW COMPL MIN 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $326.00 | $326.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton, MA · (617) 696-4600 HC X RAY ELBOW COMPL MIN 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $333.00 | $333.00 | — | — |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA · (781) 744-5100 HC X RAY ELBOW COMPL MIN 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $344.00 | $344.00 | — | — |
| Emerson Hospital one side Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 ELBOW UNILATERAL-LT+1 more line at this price File of May 18, 2026 · source file | $351.00 | $468.00 | $67.98–$468.00 | 25% |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester, MA · (781) 729-9000 HC X RAY ELBOW COMPL MIN 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $440.00 | $440.00 | — | — |
| Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston, MA · (617) 722-3000 X-RAY EXAM OF ELBOW source file | $479.30 | $479.30 | $29.90–$817.41 | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 667-7000 HC X RAY ELBOW COMPL MIN 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $530.00 | $530.00 | — | — |
| Exeter Hospital Exeter, NH · (603) 778-7311 HC X RAY ELBOW COMPL MIN 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $551.00 | $551.00 | — | — |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 XRAY; ELBOW CMP >=3 VWS (50) File of Jan 28, 2026 · source file | $558.60 | $798.00 | $34.73–$442.89 | 30% |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge, MA · (617) 492-3500 HC X RAY ELBOW COMPL MIN 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $649.00 | $649.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth, MA · (508) 746-2000 HC X RAY ELBOW COMPL MIN 3 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $688.00 | $688.00 | — | — |
| Dover Emergency Room one side Dover, NH · (603) 436-5110 XR ELBOW 3 + V RT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,024.00 | $1,024.00 | $42.19–$972.80 | — |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital one side Portsmouth, NH · (603) 436-5110 XR ELBOW 3 + V LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,024.00 | $1,024.00 | $42.19–$972.80 | — |
| Seabrook Emergency one side Seabrook, NH · (603) 436-5110 XR ELBOW 3 + V RT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,024.00 | $1,024.00 | $42.19–$972.80 | — |
| Plaistow Fser one side Plaistow, NH · (603) 421-2100 XR ELBOW 3 + V LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,086.50 | $1,086.50 | $33.57–$1,032.17 | — |
| Parkland Medical Center one side Derry, NH · (603) 421-2100 XR ELBOW 3 + V LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,086.50 | $1,086.50 | $33.57–$1,032.17 | — |
| Emerson Hospital both sides Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 ELBOW BILAT MIN 3V EA File of May 18, 2026 · source file | $289.50 | $386.00 | $67.98–$386.00 | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $70.50, median $333.00, highest $1,086.50 — a 15.4× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $289.50, median $289.50, highest $289.50.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $283.00. 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 10 of 17 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 elbow X-ray takes three or more pictures of the elbow from different angles. It is the usual study after an elbow injury in children and adults, because some fractures show only on angled views.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.