Wrist X-ray (2 views) cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 16 hospitals list a cash price for wrist X-ray, 2 views: from $169.03 to $630.75, with a median of $200.89. The lowest listed price is at Carolinas Medical Center and 7 other hospitals — $31.86 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $182.00 at 58 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 13 cities for code 73100, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC DX WRIST 2 VW+1 more line at this price File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $169.03 | $338.05 | $27.56–$304.25 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Anson lowest Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC DX WRIST 2 VW File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $169.03 | $338.05 | $50.57–$321.15 | 50% |
| Atrium Health University City lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 548-6000 HC DX WRIST 2 VW File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $169.03 | $338.05 | $33.81–$327.91 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC HC DX WRIST 2 VW File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $169.03 | $338.05 | $27.56–$311.01 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Lincoln lowest Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC DX WRIST 2 VW File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $169.03 | $338.05 | $38.13–$321.15 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Union lowest Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC DX WRIST 2 VW File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $169.03 | $338.05 | $43.95–$321.15 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast lowest Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC DX WRIST 2 VW File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $169.03 | $338.05 | $41.48–$321.15 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Pineville lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC DX WRIST 2 VW File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $169.03 | $338.05 | $33.81–$311.01 | 50% |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Xr Wrist 2v+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $232.74 | $862.00 | $75.68–$7,259.45 | 73% |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB XRAY WRIST,AP/LAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $237.00 | $474.00 | — | 50% |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia one side Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG XR WRIST 2 VIEWS LEFT+1 more line at this price File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $357.00 | $357.00 | $53.73–$339.15 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG XR WRIST 2 VIEWS LEFT+1 more line at this price File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $357.00 | $357.00 | $53.73–$339.15 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG XR WRIST 2 VIEWS LEFT+1 more line at this price File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $357.00 | $357.00 | $53.73–$339.15 | — |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB XRAY WRIST,AP/LAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $528.00 | $1,056.00 | — | 50% |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC · (803) 329-1234 WRIST 2 VIEWS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $630.75 | $841.00 | $1.00–$639.16 | 25% |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill, SC · (803) 329-1234 WRIST 2 VIEWS File of Apr 15, 2026 · source file | $630.75 | $841.00 | $1.00–$639.16 | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $169.03, median $200.89, highest $630.75 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $200.89. 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 11 of 14 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 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.