Scans and imaging CPT 73090 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Forearm X-ray cost in Joplin, MO — inpatient

In Joplin, MO-KS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for forearm X-ray (radius and ulna), 2 views (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $104.16 to $104.16, with a median of $104.16. The lowest listed price is at Freeman Health System - Freeman West and 1 other hospital. Across Missouri, the median is $209.65 at 64 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 Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$104.16Freeman Health System - Freeman West + 1 more

Median$104.16half of hospitals charge less

Highest$104.16in this market

Difference1.0×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 Joplin, MO-KS.

median

Lowest $104.16Highest $222.18

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Freeman Health System - Freeman West one side lowest Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 CLINIC FOREARM LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file	$104.16	$260.40	—	60%
Freeman Neosho Hospital one side lowest Neosho, MO · (417) 451-1234 CLINIC FOREARM LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file	$104.16	$260.40	—	60%
Freeman Neosho Hospital one side Neosho, MO · (417) 451-1234 FOREARM RT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file	$222.18	$555.45	—	60%
Freeman Health System - Freeman West one side Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 FOREARM LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file	$222.18	$555.45	—	60%

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.

One side of the body : lowest $104.16, median $104.16, highest $104.16.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $204.43 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.