Wrist X-ray cost in Lancaster, PA — inpatient
In Lancaster, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for wrist X-ray, complete, 3 or more views as an inpatient: from $127.56 to $368.80, with a median of $248.18. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center — $120.62 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $368.80 at 51 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 73110, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lancaster, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 73110 X-RAY EXAM OF WRIST Tech | $127.56 | $440.00 | $72.58–$373.19 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center one side Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 73110 X-RAY EXAM OF WRIST RT Tech | $127.56 | $440.00 | $72.58–$373.19 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center one side Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 73110 X-RAY EXAM OF WRIST LT Tech | $127.56 | $440.00 | $72.58–$373.19 | 71% | — source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA · (717) 733-0311 X-Ray of Wrist, Minimum of 3 Views | $368.80 | $461.00 | $294.21–$368.80 | 20% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $127.56, median $248.18, highest $368.80 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $248.18 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 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 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.