Forearm X-ray cost in Champaign, IL — inpatient
In Champaign-Urbana, IL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for forearm X-ray (radius and ulna), 2 views as an inpatient: from $609.00 to $759.00, with a median of $684.00. The lowest listed price is at The Carle Foundation Hospital — $75.00 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $322.50 at 108 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 73090, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 15, 2026 and Apr 15, 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 Champaign-Urbana, IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Carle Foundation Hospital lowest Urbana, IL · (217) 383-3311 Forearm Xrays 2 Views | $609.00 | $609.00 | $24.85–$517.65 | — | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Gibson Community Hospital one side Gibson City, IL · (217) 784-4251 X FOREARM RIGHT 2V+ | $759.00 | $759.00 | $519.92–$721.05 | — | — source file |
| Gibson Community Hospital one side Gibson City, IL · (217) 784-4251 X FOREARM LEFT 2V+ | $759.00 | $759.00 | $519.92–$721.05 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $609.00, median $684.00, highest $759.00 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $684.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 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 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.