Forearm X-ray cost in Mount Airy, NC — inpatient
In Mount Airy, NC, 2 hospitals list a cash price for forearm X-ray (radius and ulna), 2 views as an inpatient: from $25.84 to $193.50, with a median of $109.67. The lowest listed price is at Northern Regional Hospital — $83.83 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $240.70 at 67 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 Jul 16, 2026 and Jul 16, 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 Mount Airy, NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Regional Hospital lowest Mount Airy, NC · (336) 719-7000 X-Ray Exam Of Forearm-Tech | $25.84 | $38.00 | $52.36–$130.00 | 32% | — source file |
| Northern Regional Hospital one side Mount Airy, NC · (336) 719-7000 Forearm (2 Views) - Right | $88.40 | $130.00 | $52.36–$130.00 | 32% | — source file |
| Northern Regional Hospital one side Mount Airy, NC · (336) 719-7000 Forearm (2 Views) - Left | $88.40 | $130.00 | $52.36–$130.00 | 32% | — source file |
| Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy, NC · (336) 719-7000 X-Ray Forearm-Office-Tech | $88.40 | $130.00 | $52.36–$130.00 | 32% | — source file |
| Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy, NC · (336) 719-7000 X-Ray Forearm-Office | $98.60 | $145.00 | $52.36–$130.00 | 32% | — source file |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin, NC · (336) 527-7000 HC DX FOREARM 2 VW | $193.50 | $387.00 | $171.44–$356.04 | 50% | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Northern Regional Hospital both sides Mount Airy, NC · (336) 719-7000 X-Ray Forearm Bilat-Office | $38.76 | $57.00 | $52.36–$130.00 | 32% | — source file |
| Northern Regional Hospital both sides Mount Airy, NC · (336) 719-7000 X-Ray Forearm Bilat-UC | $38.76 | $57.00 | $52.36–$130.00 | 32% | — source file |
| Northern Regional Hospital both sides Mount Airy, NC · (336) 719-7000 Forearm (2 Views) Bilateral | $176.80 | $260.00 | $52.36–$130.00 | 32% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $25.84, median $109.67, highest $193.50 — a 7.5× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $38.76, median $38.76, highest $38.76.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $109.67 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 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 1 it is 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 73090 ($241.29). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy, NCX-Ray Forearm-Office-Prof | $10.20 | file |