Forearm X-ray cost in Columbia, SC
In Columbia, SC, 4 hospitals list a cash price for forearm X-ray (radius and ulna), 2 views: from $105.50 to $563.00, with a median of $181.50. The lowest listed price is at Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown and 1 other hospital — $76.00 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $367.25 at 38 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 73090, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Columbia, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown lowest Columbia, SC · (803) 256-5300 HB XRAY FOREARM AP/LAT | $105.50 | $211.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast lowest Columbia, SC · (803) 256-5300 HB XRAY FOREARM AP/LAT | $105.50 | $211.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC · (803) 432-4311 HB XRAY FOREARM AP/LAT | $257.50 | $515.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Medical Center West Columbia, SC · (803) 791-2000 Hc Forearm Complete | $563.00 | $563.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $105.50, median $181.50, highest $563.00 — a 5.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $181.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.