Scans and imaging CPT 73130 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Hand X-ray cost in Buffalo, NY — inpatient

In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 4 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the hand, 3 or more views as an inpatient: from $213.69 to $229.00, with a median of $229.00. The lowest listed price is at Roswell Park Cancer Institute — $15.31 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $187.48 at 60 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 73130, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$213.69Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Median$229.00half pay less
Highest$229.00in this market
Difference1.1×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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.

median
Lowest $213.69Highest $303.15
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Roswell Park Cancer Institute lowest Buffalo, NY Hand Min 3 Views $213.69 $213.69 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Pbb X-Ray Hand 3+ Vw $229.00 $229.00 $5.92–$343.50 — —
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Sisters of Charity Hospital one side Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC X-Ray Hand 3+ Vw - Xr Hand 3+ Views Left $229.00 $229.00 $5.92–$343.50 — —
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Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Pbb X-Ray Hand 3+ Vw $229.00 $229.00 $5.92–$343.50 — —
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Mount St. Mary's Hospital one side Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC X-Ray Hand 3+ Vw - Xr Hand 3+ Views Left $229.00 $229.00 $5.92–$343.50 — —
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Mercy Hospital of Buffalo one side Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC X-Ray Hand 3+ Vw - Xr Hand 3+ Views Left $229.00 $229.00 $5.92–$343.50 — —
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Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Pbb X-Ray Hand 3+ Vw $229.00 $229.00 $5.92–$343.50 — —
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Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Radex Hand Minimum 3 Views $303.15 $303.15 $5.92–$343.50 — —
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Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Radex Hand Minimum 3 Views $303.15 $303.15 $5.92–$343.50 — —
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Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Radex Hand Minimum 3 Views $303.15 $303.15 $5.92–$343.50 — —
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Mercy Hospital of Buffalo both sides Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC X-Ray Hand 3+ Vw - Xr Hand 3+ Views Bilateral $229.00 $229.00 $5.92–$343.50 — —
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Sisters of Charity Hospital both sides Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC X-Ray Hand 3+ Vw - Xr Hand 3+ Views Bilateral $229.00 $229.00 $5.92–$343.50 — —
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Mount St. Mary's Hospital both sides Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC X-Ray Hand 3+ Vw - Xr Hand 3+ Views Bilateral $229.00 $229.00 $5.92–$343.50 — —
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Inpatient: lowest $213.69, median $229.00, highest $229.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

Both sides : lowest $229.00, median $229.00, highest $229.00.

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 outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $229.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 3 of 3 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 hand X-ray with three or more views shows the bones of the hand and fingers. It is used after injuries and for joint problems such as arthritis.

What the price covers

The price usually covers taking the images. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.

3 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 73130 ($264.42). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NYHC X-Ray Hand 3+ Vw - Xr Hand 3+ Views Right $7.50 file
Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NYHC X-Ray Hand 3+ Vw - Xr Hand 3+ Views Right $7.50 file
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NYHC X-Ray Hand 3+ Vw - Xr Hand 3+ Views Right $7.50 file