Scans and imaging CPT 73140 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Finger X-ray cost in Bismarck, ND — inpatient

In Bismarck, ND, 2 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the finger(s), 2 or more views as an inpatient: from $158.61 to $160.80, with a median of $159.71. The lowest listed price is at St. Alexius Medical Center — $1.10 less than the median here. Across North Dakota, the median is $159.71 at 8 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 73140, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Mar 4, 2026.

Lowest$158.61St. Alexius Medical Center
Median$159.71half pay less
Highest$160.80in 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 Bismarck, ND.

median
Lowest $147.39Highest $160.80
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St. Alexius Medical Center one side lowest Bismarck, ND · (701) 530-7000 HC FINGMER LT THUMB FA $158.61 $311.00 $230.14–$279.90 49% Feb 28, 2026
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Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck, ND · (701) 323-6000 RAD EXAM FINGER(S) MIN 2 VWS $160.80 $201.00 $110.55–$180.90 20% Mar 4, 2026
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St. Alexius Medical Center both sides Bismarck, ND · (701) 530-7000 HC FINGMER RT THUMB F5-BILATERAL $147.39 $289.00 $213.86–$260.10 49% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $158.61, median $159.71, highest $160.80.

Both sides : lowest $147.39, median $147.39, highest $147.39.

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 2 facilities here, median $159.71 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 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 finger X-ray shows the bones of one or more fingers. It is used after jammed, crushed or bent fingers.

What the price covers

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