Forearm X-ray cost in Austin, TX — inpatient
In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 20 hospitals list a cash price for forearm X-ray (radius and ulna), 2 views as an inpatient: from $132.75 to $447.56, with a median of $354.75. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Seton Hays and 1 other hospital — $222.00 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $375.50 at 301 hospitals.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 10 cities for code 73090, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 5, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026.
Lowest$132.75Ascension Seton Hays + 1 more
Median$354.75half of hospitals charge less
Highest$447.56in this market
Difference3.4×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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
median
Lowest $132.75Highest $703.15
one sideboth sides
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Seton Hays lowest Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 XR FOREARM R 2V PEDI+1 more line at this price source file | $132.75 | $368.75 | $17.91–$323.23 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Smithville lowest Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 XR FOREARM R 2V PEDI+1 more line at this price source file | $132.75 | $368.75 | $17.91–$323.23 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 XR FOREARM R 2V+1 more line at this price source file | $160.92 | $447.00 | $17.91–$323.23 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Smithville Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 XR FOREARM R 2V+1 more line at this price source file | $170.82 | $474.50 | $17.91–$323.23 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX XR FOREARM R 2V PEDI+1 more line at this price source file | $258.13 | $368.75 | $17.91–$323.23 | 30% |
| Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 UE-FOREARM 2V CR source file | $278.59 | $773.85 | $17.91–$348.23 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Austin, TX · (512) 324-1000 XR FOREARM R 2V+1 more line at this price source file | $282.06 | $783.50 | $17.91–$352.57 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Hays Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 XR FOREARM L 2V+1 more line at this price source file | $282.06 | $783.50 | $17.91–$352.57 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Northwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-6000 XR FOREARM R 2V+1 more line at this price source file | $282.06 | $783.50 | $17.91–$352.57 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Southwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-9000 XR FOREARM R 2V+1 more line at this price source file | $282.06 | $783.50 | $17.91–$352.57 | 64% |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Tx Austin, TX · (512) 324-7000 XR FOREARM L 2V+3 more lines at this price source file | $282.06 | $783.50 | $17.91–$352.57 | 64% |
| Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 UE-FOREARM 2V DR source file | $313.72 | $871.45 | $17.91–$392.15 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX XR FOREARM R 2V+1 more line at this price source file | $332.15 | $474.50 | $17.91–$323.23 | 30% |
| PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Round Rock one side Round Rock, TX RAD Forearm 2 Views Rt+1 more line at this price File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $354.75 | $354.75 | $248.33–$319.28 | — |
| Warm Springs Rehabilitation Hospital of Kyle one side Kyle, TX RAD Forearm 2 Views Lt+1 more line at this price File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $354.75 | $354.75 | $248.33–$319.28 | — |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park one side Cedar Park, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC DX FOREARM 2V RT+3 more lines at this price File of Jun 3, 2026 · source file | $372.73 | $621.22 | $341.67–$403.79 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor one side Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC DX FOREARM 2V LT+3 more lines at this price File of Jun 12, 2026 · source file | $372.73 | $621.22 | $341.67–$496.98 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC FOREARM X-RAY - TWO VIEWS File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $372.73 | $621.22 | $341.67–$434.85 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin one side Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC DX FOREARM 2V LT+3 more lines at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $372.73 | $621.22 | $341.67–$434.85 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC FOREARM X-RAY - TWO VIEWS File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $372.73 | $621.22 | $341.67–$434.85 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda one side Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC DX FOREARM 2V LT+3 more lines at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $372.73 | $621.22 | $341.67–$434.85 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC FOREARM X-RAY - TWO VIEWS File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $372.73 | $621.22 | $341.67–$559.10 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville one side Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC DX FOREARM 2V LT+3 more lines at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $372.73 | $621.22 | $341.67–$559.10 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC FOREARM X-RAY - TWO VIEWS File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $372.73 | $621.22 | $341.67–$559.10 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock one side Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC DX FOREARM 2V LT+3 more lines at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $372.73 | $621.22 | $341.67–$559.10 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC FOREARM X-RAY - TWO VIEWS File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $372.73 | $621.22 | $341.67–$559.10 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway one side Lakeway, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC DX FOREARM 2V LT+3 more lines at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $372.73 | $621.22 | $341.67–$559.10 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC FOREARM X-RAY - TWO VIEWS File of Jun 3, 2026 · source file | $372.73 | $621.22 | $341.67–$403.79 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC FOREARM X-RAY - TWO VIEWS File of Jun 12, 2026 · source file | $372.73 | $621.22 | $341.67–$496.98 | 40% |
| Pam Specialty Hospital of Luling one side Luling, TX RAD Forearm 2 Views Rt File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $412.10 | $412.10 | $288.47–$370.89 | — |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC FOREARM, RADIUS & ULNA, 2 VIEWS File of Mar 5, 2026 · source file | $447.56 | $668.00 | $267.20–$634.60 | 33% |
| Ascension Seton Smithville both sides Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 XR FOREARM BILAT 2V PEDI source file | $361.62 | $1,004.50 | $17.91–$452.02 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Hays both sides Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 XR FOREARM BILAT 2V PEDI source file | $361.62 | $1,004.50 | $17.91–$452.02 | 64% |
| Ascension Cedar Park both sides Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 UE-FOREARM 2VW BI CR source file | $556.99 | $1,547.20 | $17.91–$696.24 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Hays both sides Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 XR FOREARM BILAT 2V source file | $562.32 | $1,562.00 | $17.91–$702.90 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Southwest both sides Austin, TX · (512) 324-9000 XR FOREARM BILAT 2V source file | $562.32 | $1,562.00 | $17.91–$702.90 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Northwest both sides Austin, TX · (512) 324-6000 XR FOREARM BILAT 2V source file | $562.32 | $1,562.00 | $17.91–$702.90 | 64% |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Tx both sides Austin, TX · (512) 324-7000 XR FOREARM BILAT 2V+1 more line at this price source file | $562.32 | $1,562.00 | $17.91–$702.90 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin both sides Austin, TX · (512) 324-1000 XR FOREARM BILAT 2V source file | $562.32 | $1,562.00 | $17.91–$702.90 | 64% |
| Ascension Cedar Park both sides Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 UE-FOREARM 2VW BI DR source file | $627.24 | $1,742.34 | $17.91–$784.05 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton both sides Austin, TX XR FOREARM BILAT 2V PEDI source file | $703.15 | $1,004.50 | $17.91–$452.02 | 30% |
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.
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
Inpatient: lowest $132.75, median $354.75, highest $447.56 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $361.62, median $562.32, highest $703.15 — a 1.9× 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 outpatient, the same code is billed by 30 facilities here, median $372.73 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 17 of 20 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 forearm X-ray takes two pictures of the radius and ulna, the two bones between the elbow and the wrist. It is common after a fall on an outstretched arm, especially in children.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.