Wrist X-ray (2 views) cost in Burlington, VT
In Burlington-South Burlington, VT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for wrist X-ray, 2 views: from $290.99 to $623.00, with a median of $457.00. The lowest listed price is at Northwestern Medical Center — $166.01 less than the median here. Across Vermont, the median is $418.60 at 12 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 73100, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 28, 2026 and Aug 5, 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 Burlington-South Burlington, VT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Medical Center lowest Saint Albans, VT · (802) 524-5911 X-ray exam of wrist+1 more line at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $290.99 | $619.13 | $83.44–$92.71 | 53% |
| University of Vermont Medical Center Burlington, VT · (802) 847-0000 HC - RADEX WRIST 2 VIEWS File of Apr 28, 2026 · source file | $623.00 | $623.00 | $88.74–$613.28 | — |
| Northwestern Medical Center both sides Saint Albans, VT · (802) 524-5911 Wrist 2v bilateral+1 more line at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $290.99 | $619.13 | $83.44–$92.71 | 53% |
Outpatient: lowest $290.99, median $457.00, highest $623.00 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $290.99, median $290.99, highest $290.99.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $457.00. 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 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 two-view wrist X-ray takes a front and a side picture of the wrist. It is a shorter study than the complete wrist X-ray and is often used to follow a known fracture.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.