Scans and imaging CPT 73120 Outpatient

Hand X-ray (2 views) cost in St. Louis, MO

In St. Louis, MO-IL, 14 hospitals list a cash price for hand X-ray, 2 views: from $89.93 to $432.72, with a median of $257.31. The lowest listed price is at Gateway Regional Medical Center — $167.38 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $189.80 at 63 hospitals.

Cash prices at 14 facilities across 12 cities for code 73120, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 6, 2026 and Feb 9, 2026.

Lowest$89.93Gateway Regional Medical Center
Median$257.31half pay less
Highest$432.72in this market
Difference4.8×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in St. Louis, MO-IL.

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Lowest $89.93Highest $459.55
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Hospitals, cheapest first

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Gateway Regional Medical Center lowest Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 UE-HAND 2V CR $89.93 $149.88 $149.88 40% —
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Touchette Regional Hospital Cahokia Heights, IL · (618) 332-3060 Radiologic examination, hand; 2 views $112.22 $181.00 $7.24–$181.00 38% —
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Mercy Hospital South one side Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Xr Hand 1 View Rt $131.30 $202.00 $35.43–$149.59 35% —
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Mercy Hospital South one side Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Xr Hand 1 View Lt $131.30 $202.00 $13.13–$202.00 35% —
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Mercy Hospital South one side Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Xr Hand 2 Views Right $155.35 $239.00 $102.72–$235.61 35% —
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Mercy Hospital South one side Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Xr Hand 2 Views Left $155.35 $239.00 $102.72–$235.61 35% —
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Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL · (618) 635-2200 HAND 2 VIEWS $168.85 $337.70 $97.64–$500.00 50% Feb 9, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Washington one side Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Xr Hand 2 Views Left $178.75 $275.00 $176.00–$201.00 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Washington one side Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Xr Hand 2 Views Right $178.75 $275.00 $17.88–$247.50 35% —
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Mercy Hospital St Louis one side Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Xr Hand 1 View Lt $185.90 $286.00 $18.59–$286.00 35% —
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Mercy Hospital St Louis one side Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Xr Hand 1 View Rt $185.90 $286.00 $176.00–$201.00 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Washington one side Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Xr Hand 1 View Lt $188.50 $290.00 $18.85–$261.00 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Washington one side Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Xr Hand 1 View Rt $188.50 $290.00 $176.00–$201.00 35% —
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Mercy Hospital St Louis one side Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Xr Hand 2 Views Left $198.90 $306.00 $102.72–$235.61 35% —
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Mercy Hospital St Louis one side Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Xr Hand 2 Views Right $198.90 $306.00 $35.43–$141.43 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln one side Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Xr Hand 1 View Rt $242.45 $373.00 $24.25–$373.00 35% —
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St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL · (618) 234-2120 HC XRAY HAND 2 VIEW $272.16 $378.00 $28.97–$378.00 28% —
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln one side Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Xr Hand 2 Views Right $277.55 $427.00 $27.76–$427.00 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln one side Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Xr Hand 2 Views Left $277.55 $427.00 $49.20–$139.62 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Jefferson one side Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 Xr Hand 2 Views Right $287.95 $443.00 $102.72–$235.61 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Jefferson one side Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 Xr Hand 2 Views Left $287.95 $443.00 $201.00–$310.00 35% —
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St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 HC XRAY HAND 2 VIEW $305.28 $424.00 $63.19–$424.00 28% —
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Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 X-RAY EXAM OF HAND $310.80 $310.80 $25.85–$212.68 — —
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Shriners Childrens - St Louis one side Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 X-RAY OF HAND; 2 VIEWS $310.80 $310.80 — — —
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Shriners Childrens - St Louis one side Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 X-RAY OF HAND; 2 VIEWS $310.80 $310.80 — — —
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Anderson Hospital Maryville, IL · (618) 288-5711 HAND 2 VIEWS $324.40 $648.80 $26.80–$583.92 50% Feb 6, 2026
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Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC XRAY HAND 2 VIEW $379.44 $527.00 $51.11–$527.00 28% —
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St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC XRAY HAND 2 VIEW $432.72 $601.00 $48.67–$601.00 28% —
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Gateway Regional Medical Center both sides Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 UE-HAND 2VWS BI CR $167.06 $278.43 $278.43 40% —
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Mercy Hospital South both sides Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Xr Hand 1 View Bilateral $196.30 $302.00 $102.72–$235.61 35% —
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Mercy Hospital South both sides Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Xr Hand 2 Views Bilateral $233.35 $359.00 $35.43–$149.59 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Washington both sides Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Xr Hand 2 Views Bilateral $267.80 $412.00 $35.43–$149.59 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Washington both sides Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Xr Hand 1 View Bilateral $271.05 $417.00 $176.00–$201.00 35% —
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Mercy Hospital St Louis both sides Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Xr Hand 1 View Bilateral $291.20 $448.00 $176.00–$201.00 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln both sides Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Xr Hand 1 View Bilateral $322.40 $496.00 $32.24–$496.00 35% —
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Mercy Hospital St Louis both sides Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Xr Hand 2 Views Bilateral $341.25 $525.00 $102.72–$235.61 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Jefferson both sides Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 Xr Hand 1 View Bilateral $377.00 $580.00 $201.00–$310.00 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Jefferson both sides Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 Xr Hand 2 Views Bilateral $432.90 $666.00 $35.43–$149.59 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln both sides Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Xr Hand 2 Views Bilateral $459.55 $707.00 $49.20–$139.62 35% —
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Outpatient: lowest $89.93, median $257.31, highest $432.72 — a 4.8× difference within the same market.

Both sides : lowest $167.06, median $279.50, highest $377.00 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $288.87. 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 12 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 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.