Elbow X-ray cost in Meridian, MS — inpatient
In Meridian, MS, 4 hospitals list a cash price for elbow X-ray, complete, 3 or more views as an inpatient: from $54.87 to $136.00, with a median of $96.70. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Rush Hospital — $41.83 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $111.12 at 53 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 73080, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 30, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 17, 2026 and Feb 25, 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 Meridian, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Rush Hospital lowest Meridian, MS · (601) 483-0011 HC ELBOW MIN 3 VIEWS | $54.87 | $177.00 | — | 69% | — source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center Meridian, MS · (601) 553-6000 HC XR ELBOW 3 VWS | $74.80 | $340.00 | $68.00–$272.00 | 78% | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman, MS · (601) 776-6925 HC ELBOW MIN 3 VIEWS | $118.59 | $177.00 | — | 33% | — source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center-South Meridian, MS · (601) 484-3590 HC XR ELBOW 3 VWS | $136.00 | $340.00 | $68.00–$255.00 | 60% | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $54.87, median $96.70, highest $136.00 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $64.84 — 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 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.