Scans and imaging CPT 73130 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Hand X-ray cost in Charlotte, NC — inpatient

In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 16 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the hand, 3 or more views as an inpatient: from $191.00 to $1,107.00, with a median of $266.50. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center — $75.50 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $266.50 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 16 facilities across 13 cities for code 73130, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$191.00MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center
Median$266.50half pay less
Highest$1,107.00in this market
Difference5.8×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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.

median
Lowest $191.00Highest $1,107.00
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Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center lowest Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB XRAY HAND,MIN 3 VIEWS $191.00 $382.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Xr Hand Min 3v $246.51 $913.00 $265.68–$314.99 73% —
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Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Xr Hand Min 3v $246.51 $913.00 $265.68–$314.99 73% —
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Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC DX HAND 3+ VW $266.50 $533.00 $161.50–$479.70 50% Dec 5, 2025
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Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC DX HAND 3+ VW $266.50 $533.00 $178.56–$490.36 50% Dec 5, 2025
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Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC DX HAND 3+ VW $266.50 $533.00 $178.56–$490.36 50% Dec 5, 2025
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Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC DX HAND 3+ VW $266.50 $533.00 $161.50–$506.35 50% Dec 1, 2025
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Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC DX HAND 3+ VW $266.50 $533.00 $152.81–$506.35 50% Dec 1, 2025
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Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC DX HAND 3+ VW $266.50 $533.00 $161.50–$506.35 50% Dec 4, 2025
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Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC DX HAND 3+ VW $266.50 $533.00 $161.50–$490.36 50% Dec 5, 2025
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Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC DX HAND 3+ VW $266.50 $533.00 $161.50–$490.36 50% Dec 5, 2025
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Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC DX HAND 3+ VW $266.50 $533.00 $161.50–$506.35 50% Dec 1, 2025
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Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC DX HAND 3+ VW $266.50 $533.00 $161.50–$479.70 50% Dec 4, 2025
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Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC DX HAND 3+ VW $266.50 $533.00 $161.50–$490.36 50% Dec 4, 2025
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Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC DX HAND 3+ VW $266.50 $533.00 $165.23–$469.04 50% Dec 4, 2025
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Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG XR HAND COMPLETE MIN 3V RT $388.00 $388.00 $307.30–$368.60 — May 11, 2026
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Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Belmont, NC HCHG XR HAND COMPLETE MIN 3V LT $388.00 $388.00 $307.30–$368.60 — May 11, 2026
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Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Mount Holly, NC HCHG XR HAND COMPLETE MIN 3V LT $388.00 $388.00 — — May 11, 2026
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Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Mount Holly, NC HCHG XR HAND COMPLETE MIN 3V RT $388.00 $388.00 — — May 11, 2026
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Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Belmont, NC HCHG XR HAND COMPLETE MIN 3V RT $388.00 $388.00 $307.30–$368.60 — May 11, 2026
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Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG XR HAND COMPLETE MIN 3V LT $388.00 $388.00 $307.30–$368.60 — May 11, 2026
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Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill, SC HAND 3 VIEWS MINIMUM $1,083.00 $1,444.00 $1.00–$1,097.44 25% Apr 15, 2026
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Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC HAND 3 VIEWS MINIMUM $1,083.00 $1,444.00 $1.00–$1,097.44 25% Sep 1, 2026
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MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB XRAY HAND,MIN 3 VIEWS $1,107.00 $2,214.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Gaston Memorial Hospital both sides Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG XR HAND COMPLETE MIN 3V BI $777.00 $777.00 $582.75–$738.15 — May 11, 2026
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Gaston Memorial Hospital both sides Mount Holly, NC HCHG XR HAND COMPLETE MIN 3V BI $777.00 $777.00 — — May 11, 2026
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Gaston Memorial Hospital both sides Belmont, NC HCHG XR HAND COMPLETE MIN 3V BI $777.00 $777.00 $582.75–$738.15 — May 11, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $191.00, median $266.50, highest $1,107.00 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.

Both sides : lowest $777.00, median $777.00, highest $777.00.

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 16 facilities here, median $266.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 11 of 13 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 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.