Wrist X-ray cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for wrist X-ray, complete, 3 or more views: from $159.00 to $365.30, with a median of $365.30. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $206.30 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $365.30 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 73110, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB XRAY WRIST COMP 3 V | $159.00 | $318.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC Wrist Min 3 Views | $365.30 | $562.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC Wrist Min 3 Views | $365.30 | $562.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC Wrist Min 3 Views | $365.30 | $562.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Wrist Min 3 Views | $365.30 | $562.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $159.00, median $365.30, highest $365.30 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $365.30. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
A complete wrist X-ray takes at least three pictures of the wrist from different angles to show the forearm ends and the small wrist bones. It is commonly ordered after a fall on an outstretched hand to check for a fracture.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray of one wrist. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.