Scans and imaging CPT 73130 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Hand X-ray cost in El Centro, CA — inpatient

In El Centro, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for X-ray of the hand, 3 or more views (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $137.20 to $137.20, with a median of $137.20. Across California, the median is $511.50 at 182 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 73130, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 1, 2026 and Feb 1, 2026.

Lowest$137.20Pioneers Memorial Hospital

Median$137.20half of hospitals charge less

Highest$137.20in this market

Difference1.0×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 El Centro, CA.

median

Lowest $137.20Highest $205.80

one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Pioneers Memorial Hospital one side lowest Brawley, CA · (760) 351-3333 XR Hand Complete 3 Plus Views Right+1 more line at this price File of Feb 1, 2026 · source file	$137.20	$392.00	$26.32–$199.92	65%
Pioneers Memorial Hospital both sides Brawley, CA · (760) 351-3333 XR Hand Complete 3+ Views Bilateral File of Feb 1, 2026 · source file	$205.80	$588.00	$26.32–$299.88	65%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

One side of the body : lowest $137.20, median $137.20, highest $137.20.

Both sides : lowest $205.80, median $205.80, highest $205.80.

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 1 facility here, median $137.20 — 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. 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.