Hand X-ray (2 views) cost in Rapid City, SD
In Rapid City, SD, 4 hospitals list a cash price for hand X-ray, 2 views: from $74.57 to $291.20, with a median of $291.20. The lowest listed price is at Black Hills Surgical Hospital — $216.63 less than the median here. Across South Dakota, the median is $266.40 at 21 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 73120, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 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 Rapid City, SD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills Surgical Hospital one side lowest Rapid City, SD · (605) 721-4700 XR HAND 2 VIEW RIGHT+1 more line at this price source file | $74.57 | $124.28 | $30.33–$111.85 | 40% |
| Monument Health Rapid City Hospital Rapid City, SD · (605) 755-1000 X-ray of hand, 2 views File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $291.20 | $364.00 | $37.90–$373.10 | 20% |
| Monument Health Custer Hospital Custer, SD · (605) 673-9400 X-ray of hand, 2 views File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $291.20 | $364.00 | $37.90–$364.00 | 20% |
| Monument Health Sturgis Hospital Sturgis, SD · (605) 720-2400 X-ray of hand, 2 views File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $291.20 | $364.00 | $37.90–$364.00 | 20% |
Outpatient: lowest $74.57, median $291.20, highest $291.20 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $74.57. 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 4 of 4 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 hand X-ray takes a front and a side picture of the hand. It is used to follow a healing fracture or to check for a foreign object or arthritis.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.