Forearm X-ray cost in Fort Smith, AR
In Fort Smith, AR-OK, 4 hospitals list a cash price for forearm X-ray (radius and ulna), 2 views: from $74.35 to $171.60, with a median of $123.00. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Health - Fort Smith — $48.65 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $108.24 at 46 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 73090, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fort Smith, AR-OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health - Fort Smith lowest Fort Smith, AR · (479) 441-4000 73090 - RADEX FOREARM 2 VIEWS | $74.35 | $297.40 | $24.14–$175.90 | 75% | — source file |
| Baptist Health - Van Buren Van Buren, AR · (479) 474-3401 73090 - RADEX FOREARM 2 VIEWS | $74.40 | $297.58 | $35.71–$175.90 | 75% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith one side Fort Smith, AR · (479) 314-6000 Xr Forearm 2 Views Rt | $171.60 | $264.00 | $82.69–$136.44 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith one side Fort Smith, AR · (479) 314-6000 Xr Forearm 2 Views Lt | $171.60 | $264.00 | $18.03–$179.57 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith one side Fort Smith, AR · (479) 314-6000 Xr Forearm 2 Views Rt | $171.60 | $264.00 | $82.69–$136.44 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith one side Fort Smith, AR · (479) 314-6000 Xr Forearm 2 Views Lt | $171.60 | $264.00 | $18.03–$179.57 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith both sides Fort Smith, AR · (479) 314-6000 Xr Forearm 2 Views Bi | $257.40 | $396.00 | $82.69–$136.44 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith both sides Fort Smith, AR · (479) 314-6000 Xr Forearm 2 Views Bi | $257.40 | $396.00 | $82.69–$136.44 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $74.35, median $123.00, highest $171.60 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $257.40, median $257.40, highest $257.40.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 4 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.