Hand X-ray cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the hand, 3 or more views: from $88.00 to $686.40, with a median of $414.60. The lowest listed price is at Uniontown Hospital — $326.60 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $297.45 at 50 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 8 cities for code 73130, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 X-RAY EXAM OF HAND | $88.00 | $176.00 | $6.17–$196.54 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 HAND MIN 3 VIEWS | $315.00 | $525.00 | $13.22–$462.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 HAND MIN 3 VIEWS | $321.00 | $535.00 | $34.99–$481.50 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC XR HAND MIN 3V | $340.40 | $460.00 | $18.40–$281.42 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC XR HAND MIN 3V | $353.32 | $484.00 | $18.40–$297.22 | 27% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC XR HAND MIN 3V | $372.60 | $460.00 | $18.40–$277.47 | 19% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 HAND MIN 3 VIEWS | $405.00 | $675.00 | $26.83–$573.75 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 HAND MIN 3 VIEWS | $424.20 | $707.00 | $27.23–$600.95 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 HAND MIN 3 VIEWS | $436.20 | $727.00 | $26.53–$581.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 HAND MIN 3 VIEWS | $456.60 | $761.00 | $26.60–$684.90 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC HAND MIN 3 VIEWS | $469.80 | $783.00 | $28.07–$720.36 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC HAND MIN 3 VIEWS | $621.60 | $1,036.00 | $26.76–$880.60 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital one side Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 XR HAND MIN 3 VIEW-RT | $639.60 | $1,066.00 | $359.24–$831.48 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 HAND MIN 3 VIEWS | $686.40 | $1,144.00 | $13.80–$972.40 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $88.00, median $414.60, highest $686.40 — a 7.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $424.20. 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 11 of 14 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.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PACHG RADEX HAND MINIMUM 3 VIEWS | $4.37 | file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PACHG RADEX HAND MINIMUM 3 VIEWS | $5.98 | file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PACHG RADEX HAND MINIMUM 3 VIEWS | $6.21 | file |