Forearm X-ray cost in Sacramento, CA
In Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for forearm X-ray (radius and ulna), 2 views: from $411.60 to $859.00, with a median of $859.00. The lowest listed price is at Shriners Childrens - Northern California — $447.40 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $398.61 at 186 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 4 cities for code 73090, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shriners Childrens - Northern California lowest Sacramento, CA · (916) 453-2000 X-RAY EXAM OF FOREARM | $411.60 | $411.60 | $22.18–$158.12 | — | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Northern California one side Sacramento, CA · (916) 453-2000 X-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWS | $411.60 | $411.60 | $100.00–$158.12 | — | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville, CA · (916) 784-4000 RADEX FOREARM 2 VIEWS | $588.00 | $1,050.00 | $118.00–$370.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 973-5000 RADEX FOREARM 2 VIEWS | $588.00 | $1,050.00 | $118.00–$370.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 688-2000 RADEX FOREARM 2 VIEWS | $588.00 | $1,050.00 | $118.00–$370.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Northern California one side Sacramento, CA · (916) 453-2000 X-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWS | $823.20 | $823.20 | $100.00–$158.12 | — | — source file |
| Sutter Davis Hospital one side Davis, CA · (530) 757-5108 HCHG XR FOREARM RT | $859.00 | $859.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento one side Sacramento, CA · (916) 454-2222 HCHG XR FOREARM LT | $859.00 | $859.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento one side Sacramento, CA · (916) 454-2222 HCHG XR FOREARM RT | $859.00 | $859.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Center For Psychiatry one side Sacramento, CA · (916) 386-3000 HCHG XR FOREARM LT | $859.00 | $859.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Center For Psychiatry one side Sacramento, CA · (916) 386-3000 HCHG XR FOREARM RT | $859.00 | $859.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital one side Auburn, CA · (530) 888-4500 HCHG XR FOREARM LT | $859.00 | $859.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital one side Auburn, CA · (530) 888-4500 HCHG XR FOREARM RT | $859.00 | $859.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center one side Roseville, CA · (916) 781-1000 HCHG XR FOREARM LT | $859.00 | $859.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center one side Roseville, CA · (916) 781-1000 HCHG XR FOREARM RT | $859.00 | $859.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Davis Hospital one side Davis, CA · (530) 757-5108 HCHG XR FOREARM LT | $859.00 | $859.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $411.60, median $859.00, highest $859.00 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $859.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 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.