Forearm X-ray cost in Wheeling, WV
In Wheeling, WV-OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for forearm X-ray (radius and ulna), 2 views: from $152.00 to $224.00, with a median of $207.00. The lowest listed price is at Wheeling Hospital — $55.00 less than the median here. Across West Virginia, the median is $177.50 at 31 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 73090, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 9, 2026 and Jul 9, 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 Wheeling, WV-OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling Hospital one side lowest Wheeling, WV · (304) 243-3000 X-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWS | $152.00 | $304.00 | $54.45–$354.89 | 50% | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Wheeling Hospital one side lowest Wheeling, WV · (304) 243-3000 X-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWS | $152.00 | $304.00 | $54.45–$354.89 | 50% | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling, WV · (304) 243-3000 X-RAY EXAM OF FOREARM | $166.50 | $333.00 | $5.66–$354.89 | 50% | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital one side Glen Dale, WV · (304) 843-3230 X-RAY OF FOREARM; 2 VIEWS | $207.00 | $414.00 | $54.00–$145.37 | 50% | — source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV · (304) 843-3230 X-RAY EXAM OF FOREARM | $217.50 | $435.00 | $5.66–$145.37 | 50% | — source file |
| Barnesville Hospital Association Barnesville, OH · (740) 425-3941 X-RAY EXAM OF FOREARM | $224.00 | $448.00 | $4,748.00 | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $152.00, median $207.00, highest $224.00 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 3 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.