Hand X-ray (2 views) cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 24 hospitals list a cash price for hand X-ray, 2 views: from $142.38 to $1,248.00, with a median of $616.10. The lowest listed price is at St. Rose Hospital — $473.72 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $409.30 at 186 hospitals.
Cash prices at 24 facilities across 17 cities for code 73120, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 23, 2026 and Jul 22, 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Rose Hospital one side lowest Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 XR HAND LT 2V File of Feb 23, 2026 · source file | $142.38 | $474.60 | $25.60–$403.41 | 70% |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA · (925) 847-3000 Xr Hand 2v File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $236.80 | $592.00 | — | 60% |
| St. Rose Hospital one side Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 XR HAND LT MIN 3V+1 more line at this price File of Feb 23, 2026 · source file | $285.08 | $950.25 | $25.60–$807.71 | 70% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 RADEX HAND 2 VIEWS source file | $431.20 | $770.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 RADEX HAND 2 VIEWS source file | $431.20 | $770.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond, CA · (510) 752-1000 RADEX HAND 2 VIEWS source file | $431.20 | $770.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 RADEX HAND 2 VIEWS source file | $431.20 | $770.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 RADEX HAND 2 VIEWS source file | $431.20 | $770.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 RADEX HAND 2 VIEWS source file | $431.20 | $770.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 RADEX HAND 2 VIEWS source file | $431.20 | $770.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 RADEX HAND 2 VIEWS source file | $431.20 | $770.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 RADEX HAND 2 VIEWS source file | $431.20 | $770.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 RADEX HAND 2 VIEWS source file | $431.20 | $770.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% |
| Mills-Peninsula Medical Center one side Burlingame, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG XR HAND 2 VIEW LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $801.00 | $801.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Delta Medical Center one side Antioch, CA · (925) 779-7200 HCHG XR HAND 2 VIEW LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $801.00 | $801.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Summit Campus-Hawthorne one side Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG XR HAND 2 VIEW LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $801.00 | $801.00 | — | — |
| Novato Community Hospital one side Novato, CA · (415) 209-1300 HCHG XR HAND 2 VIEW RT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $801.00 | $801.00 | — | — |
| Mills Health Center one side San Mateo, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG XR HAND 2 VIEW RT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $801.00 | $801.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center one side Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG XR HAND 2 VIEW LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $801.00 | $801.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hospital one side San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG XR HAND 2 VIEW LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $801.00 | $801.00 | — | — |
| Eden Medical Center one side Castro Valley, CA · (510) 537-1234 HCHG XR HAND 2 VIEW LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $801.00 | $801.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp one side Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG XR HAND 2 VIEW LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $801.00 | $801.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus one side San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG XR HAND 2 VIEW LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $801.00 | $801.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Herrick Campus one side Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG XR HAND 2 VIEW LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $801.00 | $801.00 | — | — |
| Chinese Hospital San Francisco, CA · (415) 677-2480 X-ray of hand, 2 views File of Jul 22, 2026 · source file | $1,248.00 | $1,248.00 | $24.82–$2,246.40 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $142.38, median $616.10, highest $1,248.00 — a 8.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 23 facilities here, median $431.20. 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 12 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.