Scans and imaging CPT 73130 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Hand X-ray cost in Duluth, MN — inpatient

In Duluth, MN-WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the hand, 3 or more views as an inpatient: from $55.68 to $81.60, with a median of $68.64. The lowest listed price is at Range Regional Health Services — $12.96 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $171.81 at 47 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 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 Jan 29, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$55.68Range Regional Health Services
Median$68.64half pay less
Highest$81.60in this market
Difference1.5×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 Duluth, MN-WI.

median
Lowest $55.68Highest $294.58
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Range Regional Health Services lowest Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC X-RAY HAND >=3 VIEWS $55.68 $131.00 $59.61–$130.36 57% Jan 29, 2026
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Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Hand Min 3vw - Mh $81.60 $150.00 — 46% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Pro X-Ray Exam of Hand $81.60 $150.00 — 46% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Hand Min 3 Views $196.38 $361.00 — 46% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 RADEX HAND MINIMUM 3 VIEWS $208.90 $384.00 — 46% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital both sides Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Hand Min 3vw - Mh|TECHNICAL COMPONENT|BILATERAL PROCEDURE $122.40 $225.00 — 46% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital both sides Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Pro X-Ray Exam of Hand|TECHNICAL COMPONENT|BILATERAL PROCEDURE $122.40 $225.00 — 46% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital both sides Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Hand Min 3 Views|TECHNICAL COMPONENT|BILATERAL PROCEDURE $294.58 $541.50 — 46% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $55.68, median $68.64, highest $81.60 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.

Both sides : lowest $122.40, median $122.40, highest $122.40.

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 $220.22 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.