Forearm X-ray cost in San Jose, CA — inpatient
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for forearm X-ray (radius and ulna), 2 views as an inpatient: from $391.00 to $611.60, with a median of $588.00. The lowest listed price is at El Camino Hospital — $197.00 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $411.60 at 185 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 73090, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 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 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Camino Hospital lowest Mountain View, CA · (650) 940-7000 HC FOREARM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $391.00 | $1,564.00 | — | 75% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 RADEX FOREARM 2 VIEWS source file | $588.00 | $1,050.00 | $118.00–$370.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 RADEX FOREARM 2 VIEWS source file | $588.00 | $1,050.00 | $118.00–$370.00 | 44% |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 Xr Forearm 2v File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $611.60 | $1,529.00 | — | 60% |
Inpatient: lowest $391.00, median $588.00, highest $611.60 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $599.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 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 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.